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THE 
ALDINE  SPELLER 

PARTS    THREE    AND    FOUR 
FOR  GRADES  FIVE,  SIX,  SEVEN,  AND   EIGHT 

BY 

CATHERINE   T.    BRYCE 

ASSISTANT    SUPERINTENDENT    OK    SCHOOLS 

MINNEAPOLIS,    MINN. 

AND 

FRANK   J.    SHERMAN 

FORMERLY   SUPERINTENDENT   OF   SCHOOLS 
MONSON,    MASS. 


ruTiNAUinz 


NEW    YORK 

NEWSON    &    COMPANY 


COPTHIOHT,    1910.  BT 

NEWSON   &  COMPANY. 


All  rigKU  rtMened. 
[1] 


PREFACE 

To  teachers  and  the  pubhc  ahke,  probably  no  subject 
taught  in  the  pubhc  schools  has  been  more  disappointing 
than  spelling.     This  disappointment  is  undoubtedly  due  to : 

1.  Defective  material  for  study  and  poor  methods  of 
teaching ; 

2.  Too  much  testing  and  too  little  teaching  ; 

3.  Finding  errors  rather  than  preventing  them ; 

4.  The  use  of  a  theoretical,  rather  than  the  practical, 
vocabulary  of  children  and  adults. 

The  teaching  of  spelling  must  be  done  from  a  spelling  book 
in  the  hands  of  the  children,  since  the  individual  teacher 
does  not  have  the  time  to  prepare  lists  of  words  which  will 
produce  as  good  results  as  the  lists  given  in  a  spelling  book, 
the  selection  and  preparation  of  which  are  the  result  of 
years  of  special  observation  and  testing. 

A  plan  of  teaching  spelling  to  secure  the  best  results  should 
consist  of  a  thoughtful,  systematic,  and  comprehensive  pres- 
entation of  the  words  and  spelling  facts  which  every  pu]5il 
must  learn.  It  must  contain  an  adecjuate  and  simple 
system  of  phonics  for  the  primary  grades,  since  a  large  per- 
il! 


contapo  of  tlio  words  in  common  use  are  purely  phonotic 
and  present  no  spelliii":  difficulties  once  a  sane  and  practical 
phonetic  foumlation  is  fixed.  It  must  have  a  vocal)ularv 
selected  and  graded  with  sucli  care  that  it  will  ^ive  the 
child  the  al)ility  to  spell  correctly  those  words  which  he 
needs  to  use  in  liis  written  work,  anil  tliat  it  will  also  de\(>lop 
and  broaden  liis  vocabulary  for  his  future  needs.  It  should 
contain  suital)le  directions  and  hints  to  the  teacher,  sufii- 
cicFitly  removed  from  the  pupil's  text  so  that  he  may  not 
be  confused  by  them.  It  may,  and  in  many  grades  should, 
contain  information  and  suggestions  to  the  pu])il  that  will 
help  him  to  master  the  many  peculiarly  non-j)honetic  words 
which  present  tlieir  individual  problems  and  nmst  be  in- 
divirkially  mastered.  It  sliould  contain  a  very  few  of  the 
most  important  spelling  rules  simply  stated.  It  should 
contain  a  large  variety  of  sentences  for  dictation,  which 
may  wisely  take  the  form  of  gems  of  thought.  Such  a  plan, 
well  taught,  constantly  supplemented  by  the  teacher  witli 
such  words  a.s  the  ju'culiar  difHculties  of  individual  |)upils 
and  classes  may  re(|uire,  will  j)n)(luce  a  maximum  of  abihty 
to  Sprll  correctly. 

In  the  Aldine  Sjx'ller  the  authors  have  presentecl  a  |)lan 
of  teaching  which  in  Mctiial  icsults  lias  proved  singularly 
effective.  The  vocabulary  lias  been  seh'cted  and  graded 
with  unusual  care  to  meet  the  actual  needs  of  life  and  to 
develoj)  a  spelling  sense.     In  its  i»re|)aration  a  careful  com- 


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parison  was  made  of  the  vocabularies  of  several  of  the  most 
popular  spelling  books  of  the  day  in  respect  to  both  grada- 
tion and  selection.  Paralleling  this,  the  various  recent 
tests  and  investigations,  notably  those  of  Ayres,  Jones,  and 
Cook  and  O'Shea,  have  been  checked.  The  resulting  vocabu- 
lary is  thought  to  represent  the  real  writing  vocabulary  of 
the  average  child  of  the  grade  in  which  it  is  taught.  Special 
and  repeated  drills  are  given  on  the  real  trouble  makers  — 
the  one  hundred  and  more  words  that  comprise  four-fifths 
of  the  misspelled  words  of  the  schoolroom. 

In  the  primary  grades  use  is  made  of  exceptionally  valu- 
able phonetic  lists.  Emphasis  is  placed  upon  this  important 
and  very  practical  foundation  for  the  development  of  a 
spelling  sense,  and  its  mastery  in  the  primaiy  grades  will  do 
much  to  train  children  to  spell  correctly.  A  few  compara- 
tively uncommon  words  are  used  in  these  lists  chiefly  for 
the  value  of  the  phonetic  drill. 

As  every  error  creates  a  tendency,  and  if  repeated  quickly 
establishes  a  habit,  it  is  important  that  the  correct  spelling 
of  words  be  taught  before  children  have  occasion  to  write 
them.  Every  worth-while  test  and  investigation  shows  the 
most  common  and  most  useful  words  in  our  language  to  be 
the  words  used  early  by  children.  It  is  likewise  certain  that 
very  many  of  the  misspelled  words  are  one-s}'llable  words  in 
very  common  use.  It  would,  therefore,  seem  essential  that 
the  real  teaching  of  spelling  should  be  done  as  early  as  pos- 


siblc  in  the  grades  —  somewhat  earher  than  has  frequently- 
been  the  case  —  that  correct  habits,  rather  than  incorrect 
ones,  may  be  formed. 

Obligation  is  expressed  to  Dr.  Leonard  P.  Ayres  of  the 
Russt^U  Sage  Foundation  for  kind  permission  to  make  use 
of  his  list  of  "The  Thousand  Commonest  Words."  These 
and  some  four  thou.^ind  other  ver}^  common  and  important 
words  constitute  the  Aldine  vocabulaiy. 

That  the  Aldine  Speller  may  lead  to  some  real  teaching, 
and  decrea^ic  "lesson  hearing,"  is  the  hope  of  the  authors. 


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DIRECTIONS  TO  TEACHERS 

Oral  Spelling 

Oral  spelling  should  always  precede  written  spelling  in 
the  primary  grades.  Careful  and  distinct  pronunciation 
by  the  child  should  always  precede  oral  spelling.  Children 
cannot  be  expected  to  spell  correctly  words  that  they  cannot 
pronounce.  It  is  well  to  emphasize  the  form  of  a  word  of 
more  than  one  syllable  by  syllabication.  It  makes  the 
spelling  more  obvious,  promotes  clear  enunciation,  and 
assists  in  creating  a  correct  mental  picture  of  the  word. 
The  sight  words  in  this  book  are  so  syllabicated  when  fii-st 
presented.  A  slight  pause  between  the  syllables  is  usually 
sufficient  in  oral  spelling.  In  writing  the  words  they  should 
not  be  divided. 

Testing 

The  mere  "hearing"  of  spelling  lessons  is  happily  a  thing 
of  the  past  in  most  schools.  However,  teachei-s  cannot 
be  too  strongly  impressed  with  the  worthlessness  of  such 
exercises.  The  primary  object  is  to  instruct,  not  to  examine 
—  to  teach  to  spell  correctly,  not  to  find  out  how  many 

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words  may  lx>  spellctl  incorrectly.  Review  lessons  should 
1)0  given  frequently,  and  these  are  sufficient  for  test  ])urposes. 
All  other  lessons  should  l)e  thoroughly  taught  with  instruc- 
tion the  aim  and  ol)ject  of  the  lesson. 

Interest 

It  has  been  well  said  that  "interest  is  nine-tenths  of 
education."  This  is  true  in  teaching  spelling.  Any  means 
which  will  arouse  interest  in  mastering  words  is  likely  to  l^e 
efTective.  So  far  as  our  forefathei-s  succeeded  in  securing 
results  in  this  subject  they  did  so  by  interest  in  th(»  old- 
fashioned  "  spelling-) )ee."  S])elling  matches  of  various  sorts 
are  desirable  for  creating  interest.  The  review  lists  and 
special  lists  will  be  found  admiral )le  for  this  pur])ose.  It 
should  be  remembered,  however,  that  this  is  testing  what  is 
already  learned  and  is  not  teaching  something  new. 

Prrii.s'  Lists 

Each  pupil  has  his  own  dilliculties  in  spelling.  Teach 
him  to  make  private  lists  of  the  words  which  he  finds  espe- 
cially hard  to  spell  an<l  li;i\<'  liini  use  extra  elTort  to  conquer 
these  trouble-makei-s.  These  may  he  listed  in  the  hack 
of  his  te\tl)ook  or  in  his  individual  note  book.  Occasioiial 
lessons  may  Iw  devoted  enlirel\-  to  this  kind  of  exerci.se  and 
they  should  Ite  individual  and  painstaking.  Such  words 
should  be  watched  for  in  the  olher  written  work  and  mis- 

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spelling  prevented  rather  than  corrected.  Besides  making 
the  misspelled  words  the  basis  of  a  lesson  they  may  well  be 
correctly  and  carefully  written  on  the  board  with  the  diffi- 
culty shown  in  colored  crayon.  If  possible  leave  them  in 
sight  for  several  days. 

Homophones 

Words  spelled  differently  Ijut  pronounced  alike  should  be 
kept  apart  until  the  spelling  of  each  has  become  fixed  and  the 
ability  to  use  correctly  in  sentences  reasonably  sure.  Then 
only  may  they  safely  be  brought  together  for  comparison. 
When  this  is  done  much  care  must  be  used  that  no  confusion 
may  exist  in  the  child's  mind  as  to  the  proper  use  of  each. 

Order  of  Presentation 

All  children  do  not  learn  speUing  equally  well  in  the  same 
way.  Some  are  sense  organ  learners  while  others  are  largely 
motor  organ  learners.  Most  children  are  both.  In  all 
cases  the  order  of  seeing  words,  hearing  them  pronounced, 
pronouncing  them,  spelling  them  aloud,  and  then  writing 
them,  wiU  be  found  to  be  most  effective.  Appeal  is  thus 
made  successively  to  the  eye,  the  ear,  the  memory,  and  the 

hand. 

Enunciation 

Poor  enunciation  is  a  common  source  of  incorrect  spelling. 
Occasionally  test  your  jiupils  on  sounding  Avords.  See 
to  it  that  they  learn  to  give  the  right  value  to  the  vowel 

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sounds  and  do  not  omit  any  tliat  should  bo  sounded.  Do 
not  pcnnit  in  for  ing,  or  final  cd  to  be  sounded  like  t. 
Remember  that  "A  word  eorrectly  pronounced  is  half 
spelled." 

CouRECTiNG  Errors 

Too  strong  a  plea  cannot  be  made  for  the  abandonment 
of  a  practice,  still  common,  of  recjuiring  children  to  rewrite 
misspelled  words  twenty-five,  fifty,  or  one  hundred  times. 
As  a  means  of  punishing  children  it  is  bad.  As  a  corrective 
measure  this  mechanical,  thoughtless  copying  does  more 
harm  than  good.  Good  corrective  work  calls  for  individual 
teaching.  The  teacher  must  ascertain  first  ^^hy  the  word 
i.s  mi.sspelled.  This  may  be  due  to  mispronunciation,  to 
iiiijH'rfect  vi.sualization,  to  a  misundei-standing  of  the  word 
and  its  meaning,  or,  too  often,  to  mere  carelessness  in  writing. 
Wlien  the  teacher  knows  why  the  error  is  made,  the  way  to 
correct  it  should  be  clear. 

Proper  Names 

No  place  has  been  given  in  (liis  book  to  proper  names, 
since  the  needs  of  difTerent  classrooms  vaiy  so  widely.  They 
miLst  be  thoroughly  taught,  however,  and  it  is  the  teacher's 
duty  to  teach  such  pro|)er  names  as  h(>r  pupils  need  to  use. 
Stnmgly  emphiusize  the  fact  that  these  piopci-  nanus  always 
lK»gin   with  a  capital   letter.     Geographical   and   historical 


names  should  be  taught  in  connection  with  those  subjects. 
If  non-phonetic  or  pecuhar  in  spelHng,  call  attention  to  the 
peculiarity.  For  example,  pupils  frequently  have  trouble 
with  Britain.  The  spelling  of  this  word  must  Ijc  learned 
when  the  geography  of  the  British  Isles  is  first  studied  — 
grades  five  or  six.  If  attention  is  called  to  the  ai,  and  to  the 
fact  that,  if  spelled  ia,  it  would  have  three  syllables,  and 
that  in  common  \\ith  words  derived  from  it,  there  is  but 
one  t;  —  in  other  words,  if  real  teaching  is  done  at  the  right 
time,  the  percentage  of  misspellings  wdU  be  very  small. 

Using  the  Stories 

Read  the  stories,  "The  Two  Scouts,"  "The  Two  Boys," 
and  "The  Efficient  Guide"  with  the  pupils.  See  that  they 
understand  the  meaning  and  the  object  of  telling  these 
stories.  Keep  them  before  the  pupils  by  the  constant 
application  of  them  to  their  own  efforts.  Records  of  the 
work  of  the  scouts  and  those  who  cjualify  as  guides  may  be 
kept.  Let  them  see  just  how  important  it  is  in  this  and  all 
other  work  to  be  able  to  "light  their  fire  with  one  match." 

Careful  Teaching 

In  teaching  every  lesson,  do  your  part  l)y  pronouncing 
each  word  clearly  and  correctly ;  by  rcciuiring  the  children 
to  do  the  same ;  by  training  them  to  see  the  word,  and  accu- 

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ratoly  to  notice  siloiit  lottoi-s  and  unusual  combinations ;  and 
byslunnn^  thcin  how  to  apply  tlic  iiiles  giv(Mi  in  their  hooks. 
Roinonil)cr  that  a  habit  of  niisspt'lling  is  ver}'  easily  formed 
and,  once  estaljlished,  is  most  tlifficult  to  overcome.  In 
fact,  if  it  extends  over  a  period  of  three  or  four  yeai"s  such 
a  hal)it  is  seldom  completely  corrected.  Teachei-s  in  grades 
above  you  have  a  right  to  ex])ect  that  your  work  has  been 
done  wt'll. 

Use  AM)  Me.vning 

Hememl)er,  it  is  not  enougli  that  children  pronounce  and 
spell  words  correctly.  They  should  know  the  meaning  and 
how  to  u.se  each  word.  To  helj)  them  to  make  the  words 
in  their  book  part  of  their  vocabulaiy,  certain  devices  are 
used. 

1 .  Many  of  the  words  are  grou})ed  in  their  natural  connec- 
tion—  school  words,  letter  words,  business  and  trade  words, 
journey  words,  etc.  A  few  suggestions  showing  how  these 
groujt  words  may  be  use<l  are  given  in  the  book.  Oral  work 
should  always  precede  the  written  woik.  See  Lesson  S9, 
Sixth  Year,  for  illust  ralion.  See  thai  the  eliildi-en's  sen- 
tences are  well  ex|)ressed  ix'fore  allowing  any  writing. 
IN-rliaps  it  will  not  be  necessary  to  write  at  all.  It  is 
necessiir}'  that  eveiy  child  should  know  how  to  use  and  spell 
the  words  correct  1  v. 

2.    When  a  word  is  taught,  one  oi-  nioic  of  its  common 

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derivatives  are  given,  —  a  saving  in  time  in  stiiching  the 
spelling  lesson,  and  an  added  clearness  to  meaning.  For 
illustrations  see  Lessons  39  and  42. 

3.  Well-selected  c{iiotations  from  the  best  sources  are 
given,  showing  the  words  used  correctly.  Many  of  these 
quotations  should  be  memorized  ;  some  should  be  dictated ; 
some  are  to  be  reproduced;  some  are  to  be  copied,  sub- 
stituting other  words  in  place  of  underlined  words ;  all 
are  to  be  read  intrlligently,  that  the  pupils  may  learn  the 
true  meaning  of  the  words  by  meetuig  them  in  their  right 
context. 

Spelling  Demons 

On  pages  11  and  12  is  a  remarkable  list  of  words  fre- 
quently misspelled.  They  are  gi\Tn  here  by  permission 
of  the  compiler.  Dr.  W.  F.  Jones  of  the  University  of  South 
Dakota.  He  has  aptly  named  them  the  "One  Hundred 
Spelling  Demons  of  the  English  Language."  As  the  result 
of  a  most  exhaustive  and  careful  investigation  he  finds 
them  not  only  to  be  the  most  commonly  missioelled  words, 
but  to  be  misspelled  frecjuently  and  persistently  in  all  grades. 

These  words  have  been  taught  and  frequently  reviewed. 
Call  the  children's  attention  over  and  o^'er  again  to  the 
difficulties  in  them.  Use  some  of  them  daily.  Hold  the 
children  to  the  correct  spelling  of  them  in  all  written  work. 
Make  opportunities  to  use  them.     Kee]i  a  record  in  })lain 

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sight,  showing  the  children's  progress  in  conquering  them. 
Make  the  master}'  of  these  words  a  matter  pei-sonal  to 
voui-self,  even  to  the  extent  of  considering  your  teaching  a 
failure  if  every  child  in  the  fifth  year  does  not  form  the 
habit  of  correctly  spelling  this  list.  Call  attention  to  these 
pages  at  the  beginning  of  the  year,  and  arouse  the  children's 
interest  and  ambition  to  master  the  words  as  early  as 
possil)le. 

On  page  49  is  given  another  list  of  lesser  "demons."  The 
sixth-grade  teacher  should  in  like  manner  hold  hei"self 
responsible  for  this  list.  Keeji  on  urging  and  testing  until 
each  child  has  mastered  his  i)ailicular  "word  demons." 

Review  Lists 

On  pages  27-2S  and  ().')-()«)  are  lists  of  words  for  review. 
These  are  selected  from  "The  One  Thousand  Commonest 
Words"  as  found  by  Dr.  Ayres,  and  aic  here  used  by  p(>r- 
mi.ssion.  Without  special  study,  at  least  seventy-nine  jier 
cent  of  those  given  on  jiages  27-2S  were  sjH'lled  correctly 
l»y  the  fiflh-grade  children  in  eighty-four  cities  in  the  United 
States,  and  at  least  seventy-nine  per  cent  of  those  given  on 
pages  ()')-<)()  were  s|h'11('(1  correctly  i)y  the  sixth-grade  chil- 
dren in  the  siime  schools.  Careful  teaching  should  give  a 
much  higher  percentage. 


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Troublesome  Endings 

On  page  7  of  Part  Four  are  many  words  with  similar 
endings.  These  need  careful  teaching.  For  example,  after 
thoroughly  stud}dng  Lessons  39-50  a  review  should  be 
given  by  dictating  first  a  word  ending  in  or,  then  one  in  ar, 
and  then  one  in  er.  In  this  way  test  the  ability  to  associate 
the  correct  ending  wdth  each  word.  Pages  48  to  54  of  Part 
Four  should  be  reviewed  and  tested  in  the  same  way. 
These  similar  terminations  are  one  of  the  greatest  difficulties 
we  have  to  overcome.  Much  review  and  much  use  of  the 
words  in  sentences  are  absolutely  needed  for  their  mastery. 

Synonyms 

Jin  teaching  synonyms  show  that  while  a  synonym  means 
nearly  the  same  thing  as  another  word,  it  does  not  usually 
mean  just  the  same.  Lead  the  pupils  to  select  such 
synonyms  as  have  the  nearest  shade  of  meaning,  and  point 
out  the  difference.  This  work  may  be  made  most  valuable, 
in  extending  and  broadening  the  vocabulaiy,  and  in  gaining 
ability  to  discriminate  in  the  use  of  words.  In  many  lessons 
like  those  on  page  14,  sentences  may  be  required  using  the 
S}Tionyms,  and  showing  the  variations  in  their  meaning. 
Anton}'ms  may  be  taught  in  the  same  way  with  most  de- 
sirable results. 


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Prefixes 

Ta^cs  iys  lu  41  are  devoted  to  the  study  of  prefixes. 
'I'his  work  may  l>e  extended  l)y  requiring  the  pupils  to  bring 
in  lists  of  other  words  having  prefixes,  and  to  study  their 
meaning.  Again,  lists  of  suitable  words  may  l)e  prepared, 
and  attention  direeted  to  the  changes  in  meanhig  caused  ))y 
the  use  of  dilTerent  prefi.xes. 

Suffixes 

Tlic  three  inij)ortant  rules  prcsciilcd  have  been  applied  in 
previous  gratles  but  not  memorized.  In  tliis  grade  they 
sliouM  l)e  memorized  and  the  most  imj^ortant  exceptions 
notcil,  discus.M'(l,  and  memorized.  These  rules  apply  to  such 
a  large  numl)er  of  words  that  their  masteiy  and  application 
an-  N  ery  important. 

DiCTIoNAlCV    LksSONS 

The  "dictionary  habit  "  is  a  most  a(lmii-al)le  one.  Those 
children  are  fortunate  who  have  instant  acc(>ss  to  a  diction- 
aiy  when  they  begin  this  book.  Those  will  get  most  value 
from  its  usr  ulm  have  been  lauglit  how.  \)n  iKit  deaden 
the  interest  by  re(|uiring  |)upils  to  look  up  every  word  in 
ever}-  l<'.s.son,  but  rather  have  thefn  look  u|)  all  words  whose 
meaning,  spelling,  or  prommeiation  is  uncertain.  Many 
very   profitable  lessons   may   be  given    in   Inrming   plurals, 

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adding  prefixes  and  suffixes,  selecting  derivatives,  and  find- 
ing synonyms  other  than  those  given  in  this  book. 

Special  Lists  —  Part  Fot'R 

Some  very  vakiable  material  is  given  on  pages  66-75. 
These  pages  are  to  be  taught  at  the  discretion  of  the  teacher. 
Pages  74  and  75,  giWng  al:)breviations,  ma}^  well  be  taught 
at  the  beginning  of  the  seventh  year.  Two  ot  three  lessons 
will  probably  be  found  to  be  sufficient. 

In  the  list  of  words  with  more  than  one  correct  spelling 
the  preferred  form  is  given  first,  but  the  second  is  frequently 
used  and  is  entirely  correct.  It  is  not  intended  that  both 
shall  be  taught,  l)ut  it  is  well  foi-  both,  teacher  and  pupil  to 
know  that  either  is  correct. 

Many  foreign  words  and  phrases  are  in  such  common  use 
in  our  language  as  to  make  desiral^le  a  familiarity  with 
their  correct  spelling  and  pronunciation.  These  pages  are 
for  reference  use  and  for  use  with  special  groups  of  children. 
If  taught  at  all,  the  teacher  should  be  alisoluteh'  sure  of  the 
correct  pronunciation. 

Pages  67  and  68  contain  97  words  frequently  mispro- 
nounced. These  may  w-ell  be  studied  early  in  the  year  so 
that  the  pupils  may  be  tested  on  their  pronunciation  from 
time  to  time. 


XVI 1 


To  THE  Girls  and  Boys: 

The  Two  Scouts 

Once  upon  a  time  tho  gonoral  of  an  army  found  himself 
in  a  serious  jwsition.  Ho  was  shut  up  in  a  foi-tilicd  town 
and  his  food  supply  was  \(>iy  low.  In  order  to  find  out 
something  of  the  position,  strength,  and  plans  of  the  enemy, 
he  sent  two  young  soldiei-s  out  as  scouts. 

After  many  hardships  the  scouts  came  ^^^thin  sight  of 
the  enemy's  lines.  While  they  were  looking  down  on  the 
hostile  canij)  from  tlic  lo))  of  a  high  tree,  two  officers  came 
riding  toward  them.  \\  hen  they  reached  the  tree  in  which 
the  frightened  scouts  were  hidden,  the  ofhcei-s  stopped  to 
rest  their  hoi-ses  in  the  shade.  Xever  dreaming  that  their 
conversation  could  he  overheard,  they  discussed  their  plans 
freely  and  rode  away.  As  soon  as  it  was  safe,  the  two 
scouts  came  to  the  ground. 

"What  a  lucky  escape!"  said  one.  "We  might  both 
have  heen  captured.  This  teaches  us  a  lesson.  We  will 
separate,  'i'heri  if  one  is  captured,  the  other  can  cany  our 
information  to  the  general.' 

So  they  sej)arated,  and  in  due  time  one  of  the  scouts 
came  into  the  general's  j)re.sence. 

xviii 


"Well,"  said  the  general,  "how  many  men  have  the 
enemy?" 

"Ever  and  ever  so  many,"  answered  the  scout. 

"Cavaliy?  Artilleiy?  What?"  asked  the  general  sharply. 

"Both,"  replied  the  scout. 

"Where  are  they?"  asked  the  general. 

"On  the  other  side  of  the  wood,"  said  the  scout. 

"But  can't  you  give  me  a  better  idea  of  their  number 
and  position?"   cried  the  impatient  officer. 

"I  only  know  that  there  are  ever  and  ever  so  many  of 
them,  and  that  they  are  scattered  all  over  the  countiyside," 
was  the  answer. 

"Well,  did  you  learn  anything  of  their  plans?"  asked 
the  almost  discouraged  general. 

"Yes,"  answered  the  scout  eagerly.  "I  heard  two  officers 
talking.  They  are  going  to  besiege  us,  attack  Clifton,  and 
wait  for  reenforcements." 

"  But  what  are  they  going  to  do  first  ?  "  asked  the  anxious 
general. 

"I  don't  remember,"  was  the  answer. 

"I  know  no  more  than  I  did  before  you  started!  To 
think  of  the  chance  you  have  lost !"   exclaimed  the  officer. 

Just  then  the  second  scout  entered. 

"What  have  you  to  report?"   asked  the  general. 

The  young  man  drew  a  piece  of  paper  toward  him  and 
by  a  rough  sketch  and  a  few  words  of  explanation,  showed 

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the  general  the  position  and  nunilxT  of  the  enemy,  so  that 
he  saw  at  a  ghmee  their  strength  and  weakness.  Then  he 
added:  "'rhc  offieers  that  discussed  their  plans  under  our 
trt»e  siiy  tliat  they  will  wait  for  reenforeenients.  Then  part 
of  their  army  will  lu'siege  us  elosely,  keeping  us  l)usy,  whiK; 
the  main  army  will  capture  Clifton." 

■'  VdU  have  savccl  our  army  I "  ciicd  the  delighted  general. 
"From  to-ilay  }()U  are  ranked  as  captain.  We  will  l)reak 
through  their  lines  hefore  their  reenforeenients  come  up, 
and  march  to  the  relief  of  Clifton!" 

Then  turning  to  the  fii"st  scout,  he  said:  "You  saw  antl 
heard  exactly  the  same  things  as  this  young  man,  hut  in- 
stead of  hiinging  me  news  worth  while,  you  brought  only 
a  confused  re])ort.  Do  you  know  why  you  failed  antl  he 
succeeded?" 

"Yes,"  was  the  answer,  "he's  a  ))()rii  scout.     I'm  not." 

"  Xonsenst^' ! "  replied  the  general.  "lie  has  trained 
him.s<'lf  to  .sec  ciactlij,  to  hair  vxnctly,  and  to  repeat  exactly. 
Tliat's  all  that  is  needed  to  make  a  horn  scout." 

Tin;  Two  Hovs 

Two  hoys  were  set  to  study  the  same  s])elling  lesson. 
When  it  wius  time  to  write  the  les-son,  one  boy  knew  that  a 
certain  word  "liad  an  /  and  an  c  in  it,"  but  he  cduld  not 
tell  which  came  fii-st,  so  he  gue.^.sed  and  failed.  When  the 
teacher   pronounced   another   word,    he    wasn't    just    sure 

XX 


what  she  did  sa}",  so  again  he  guessed  and  again  he  failed. 
When  called  upon  to  read  the  words  in  the  lesson,  he  left 
off  final  lettere  and  slurred  other  letters,  so  that  he  did  not 
even  pronounce  the  words  correctly,  and  as  a  perfectly- 
pronounced  word  is  half  spelled,  he  failed  once  more.  The 
other  boy  had  a  perfect  paper. 

The  teacher  said :  "You  boj's  had  the  same  list  of  words 
to  study,  and  the  same  time  in  which  to  master  them. 
You  had  the  same  chance  to  hear  them  pronounced  cor- 
rectly and  to  pronounce  them  yourselves.  Yet  John  has  a 
perfect  paper,  and  Tom  has  a  failure.     Do  you  know  why  ?  " 

"John  is  a  natural-born  speller,"  answered  Tom.  "I 
am  not." 

"Nonsense!"  replied  the  teacher.  "John  has  trained 
himself  to  see  exactly,  to  make  a  good  mind  picture  of  the 
word,  just  as  the  successful  scout  did  of  the  enemy's  lines, 
and  so  with  his  pencil  he  can  reproduce  it  exactly.  He, 
like  the  same  scout,  has  trained  his  ear  to  hear  exactly,  and 
his  mind  to  reproduce  exactly.  That's  all  that  is  needed  to 
make  a  born  speller." 

Which  scout  did  Tom  most  resemble?  ^\^lich  would 
you  rather  be  like  ? 

Are  you  a  " natural-lwrn  speller,"  that  is,  do  you 
See  exactly, 
Hear  exactly, 
Pronounce  exactly? 

xxi 


THE   ALDINE    SPELLER 

PART   THREE 
FIFTH   YEAR 


r 


"3-  . 


FIFTH   YEAR 


1 

con  quer 

prize 

gen  tie  man 

con  quer  or 

gen  tie  men 

Wlio  misses  or  wlio  wins  the  prize, 
Go,  lose  or  conquer  as  you  can. 
But  if  you  fall,  or  if  you  rise, 
Be  each,  pray  God,  a  gentleman. 

—  Thackeray. 


3  4  5  6 

II  irrce  II  l)le  liii  iiior  lia])  pens  source 

(lis  ;i  trr<'<'  a  Mc  Im  mor  oiis  Imp  peiicMl  de  stroy 

a  grec  iiieiit  trims  furni  iiii  pleas  ant  meant 

sit  II  a  tion  peace  ex  act  ly  du  ty 

cheerfulness  peaceful  dif  ti  cult  duties 


CHEERFULNESS 

If  anything  disagruuable  happens,  try  to  see  the  funny 
side  of  it,  and  do  not  let  it  destroy  your  peace  of  mind. 

T<j  see  the  funn}'  side  will  (jften  transform  an  unpleas- 
ant situation  into  a  nu-rr}'  one. 

Man  is  meant  to  be  cheerful. 

8 

Tlic  letters  a,  r,  i,  o,  u,  and,  sorru^tiincs,  y  arc  vowels. 
The  other  letters  of  the  ali)hal)et  are  consonants. 

ul  plia  l)et  coil  so  Hants  vow  els 

preced  ed  plu  rals 


Nouns  ending  in  y,  preceded  by  a  consonant,  form 
their  plurals  by  changing  the  y  to  i  and  adding  es. 
What  word  in  Lesson  6  forms  its  plural  in  this  way? 
Copy  the  following  words ;  opposite  each  write  its 
plural,  following  the  rule  above. 


9 

10 

11 

12 

ge  og  ra  phy 

laun  dry 

char  i  ty 

vi  cin  i  ty 

die  tioii  a  ry 

a  gen  cy 

mer  cy 

vie  to  ry 

gro  cer  y 

en  try 

injury 

sym  pa  thy 

gal  ler  y 

de  liv  er  y 

pan  sy 

va  ri  e  ty 

f  am  i  ly 

li  bra  ry 

prop  er  ty 

va  can  cy 

fairy 

mem  o  ry 

sal  a  ry 

sup  ply 

The  following  words  are  very  troublesome.  See 
what  is  peculiar  in  each  word.  Write  sentences  con- 
taining these  trouble  makers  and  be  very  careful  to 
spell  them  correctly.  Write  each  of  them  several 
times  and  try  to  remember  just  how  it  looks. 


13 

14 

buy 

read  y 

meant 

gram  mar 

dear 

wheth  er 

hoarse 

mak  ing 

tired 

stud  ied 

which 

news 

15  16  17  18 

paidnii  jrt'ii  rr  (Uis      I'nrliine  reaps 

III!  !•  ri  liil  lii)  ('!•  ;il  loi'  til  niite  sows 

cniiiuj^e  kind  Iv  mis  loi- tune  iiiitil 

(•((II  la  neons  kindness  courtesy  always 

friend  slii|)  plants  courteous  tire 

19 

It  is  good  to  pardon,  to  be  merciful,  to  be  liberal ;  but 
it  is  better  to  be  just. 

Many  of  the  misfortuues  of  life  flee  if  you  courageously 
meet  tlicin.  — Tai-ma(;k. 

A  good  deed  is  ik^ cr  lost ;  be  wbo  sows  courtesy  reaps 
friendsbip,  and  lie  wlio  plants  kindness  reaps  love. 

Life  is  not  so  slioit  but  tliere  is  always  time  for 
courtesy.  —  Kmkcsox. 

20  21  22  23 

pos  vi  l,b'  \;il  lie  carry        tliroiiLrli 

pos  si  illy  \al  ii  a  Itb'   car  rics      i\('  j)cnd 

ill!  pns  si  l)b'     tiaiiip  |)()sl  a;^('    (\r  pcnd  cut 

dil'  Ii  ciil  \\        sliiiiip  |i(ist  al       ill  i\i'  pcnd  cut 

dif  Ii  ciil  tics     a  i»il  i  ly        al  so  in  i\r  jtcnd  cnce 

4 


24 

The  word  "  impossible  "  is  not  in  my  dictionary. 

—  Napoleon. 

Like  a  postage  stamp,  a  man's  value  depends  on  his 
ability  to  stick  to  a  thing  till  he  gets  there. 

JoSKI'ir    ClIAMBKULAIN. 

Through  difficulties  to  the  stars. 

]\IoTTO    OF    THK    SxATE    OF    Kan.SAS. 

25  26  27  28 

sol  dier  ac  cord  ing  hos  pi  tal  ined  i  cine 

in  va  lid  of  fi  cial  band  age  fe  ver 

ad  dress  rec  ords  brave  ly  sponge 

mad  am  reg  u  lar  a  lert  bath 

l)i'i  vate  in  sist  ed  stead  y  bathe 

29 

A  lady  once  addressed  a  wounded  soldier  in  a  hospital 
as  a  hero.  "  I'm  no  hero,  Madam,"  insisted  the  brave 
invalid.  "According  to  the  official  records,  I'm  just  a 
private  in  the  regular  army." 

5 


Wak 

Words 

30 

31 

32 

33 

guard 

cliief 

chal  lenge 

dread 

a  lariii 

colo  nel 

con  test 

lile 

sad  die 

gen  cral 

|)ii!-  sue 

reb  el 

lui  die 

com  rade 

ral  ly 

sav  age 

li  er  y 

dan  gerous 

ral  lied 

Strug  gle 

34 

35 

36 

37 

join 

na  \y 

jiow  (Icr 

])()  si  tion 

joint 

na  val 

bul  let 

stern 

won 

11  ni  form 

i)ii|-st 

glo  ry 

ar  my 

i-oy  al 

pris  on  cr 

iilo  I'i  oils 

sword 

nil  er 

force 

fierce 

38 

Final  //  when  preceded  by  a  consonant  is  p;onerally 
changed  to  i  when  a  letter  or  a  suflix  is  added  to  a  woid. 

\\')i:it  word  in  Lesson  '.\2  is  alTected  by  this  rule? 
In  lx,'sson  27? 

pre  ced  ed  isvu  er  al  ly  suf  fix  af  feet 

6 


39 

40 

41 

42 

ap  ply 

mar  ry 

bur  y 

oc  cu  py 

ap  plied 

mar  ried 

bur  i  al 

oc  cu  pied 

ap  plies 

era  zy 

bur  ied 

occupation 

no  ti  fy 

era  zi  ness 

re  ply 

his  to  ry 

no  ti  fied 

de  ny 

re  })lied 

his  to  ri  an 

no  ti  ties 

de  nied 

re  plies 

his  tor  i  cal 

43 

44 

45 

46 

held 

pa  tient 

un  rav  el 

prof  it 

nor 

pa  tient  ly 

hearts 

prof  it  a  ble 

worth 

pa  tience 

sev  er  al 

per  il 

wor  thy 

lion  or 

thus 

per  il  ous 

sore  ly 

hon  or  a  ble 

none 

busi  ness 

47 

Noble  deeds  are  held  in  honor, 

But  the  wide  world  sorely  needs 

Hearts  of  patience  to  unravel  this  — 

The  worth  of  common  deeds.       — Stedman. 

I'll  mind  my  own  business;  what's  none  of  my  profit 
shall  be  none  of  my  peril.  — Spanish, 

7 


48  49  50  51 

worse  a  void  con  verse  sepa  rate 

worst  roltbcr  conversation  sc|)arat('ly 

|ir(t|tt'r  roh  Im'I"  V  iiniNcrsity  si'|>a  ra  t  ion 

stmly  a  l»i<»a(l  collect  social 

person  society  collection  Christmas 

Write  the  plurals  of  iinivrrsifij  and  society.  Look 
careful!}' at  the  first  a  in  separate,  separately,  separation. 

52 

The  true  university  of  these  days  is  a  collection  of  hooks. 

—  Oahlvlk. 

In  my  study  1  am  sure  to  converse  with  none  but  wise 
men,  Uut  abroad  it  is  impossible  to  avoid  the  society  of 
fools.  —  Sii;  WiM.iAM   Wai.i.kk. 

There  is  no  worse  robber  than  a  l)ad  book. 

IlAI.IAN. 

53 

irrit  ])res  encc  control  com  p(d 

The  m.m  ol  grit  carrirs  in  bis  j)i('sence  a  powt  r  that 
controls  and  compels. 

8 


54 

re  pent  speech  speak  er  tern  per 

si  lence  guide 

More  have  repented  of  speech  than  of  silence. 
Control  your  temper  or  it  will  control  you. 

—  Horace. 

Notice  the  ee  in  speech  and  the  ea  in  speaker. 
55  56 

char  i  ty  for  giv  en         se  vere  re  sist 

char  i  ta  ble       for  giv  ing       se  ver  i  ty     crow  bar 
un  char  i  ta  ble  gen  tie  ness 

57 

The  highest  charity  is  charity  towards  the  uncharitable. 

— BUCKMINSTER. 

I  don't  believe  the  man  is  living, 
Who  feels  not  better  for  foro-ivins;. 

There  is  no  severity  like  gentleness. 

—  Frexch. 

The  rock  that  resists  a  crowbar  gives  way  to  the  roots  of 

a  tender  plant. 

—  Tamil. 


58  59  60  61 

present         civil  caution         liend 

fiiliiic  denial  ]»arent  liciul  isli 


neg  leet         rude 

safe  tv 

di  \  ine 

re  iirrt            con  sent 

sud  den 

eri' 

a|)  |>cai"           act 

til  row- 

re  strain 

fur  tliiT           di  rect 

struck 

62 

get  ting 

Present  netrlect  makes 

flit  lire  regret. 

—  Dutch. 

A  civil  denial  is  better  tlian  a  rude  consent. 

—  Scottish, 

Caution  is  the  parent  of  safety.  — Scottish. 

To  return  evil  for  evil  is  fiendish;  good  for  good,  liuniau; 

good  for  evil,  divine.  — Si-anisii. 

63 

fur  iLct  ting  revenge  human  i"e  spect 

wrong  t \\\  self 

Forj^elliug  a  wrunj^  is  a  mild  icvenge. 

—  Saint  I'^kancis. 

Hut  most  of  all  resiKJct  thyself.  — (iitKKK. 

To  fir  is  human,  to  forgivr  divine.  — I'm-i:. 


I 


C9>..' 


Long  ago  brave  knights  rode  about  seeking  and  over- 
coming all  dragons  and  demons  that  brought  trouble 
to  mankind.  Today  there  are  still  many  difficulties 
to  be  sought  out  and  overcome.  Some  spelling  words 
cause  so  much  trouble  that  thej^  have  been  called 
'^Spelling  Demons."  You  will  find  one  hundred  of 
these  on  this  and  the  following  page.  Have  you  already 
overcome  them  all?     If  not,  do  it  now. 


64 

65 

66 

67 

beginning 

though 

early 

through 

could 

Tuesday 

instead 

ready 

which 

coming 

two 

friend 

their 

wear 

too 

many 

there 

se])arate 

meant 

forty 

seems 

don't 

business 

every 

blue 

answer 

easy 

they 

hour 

always 

among 
11 

says 

0^   « 

69 

70 

71 

some 

built 

since 

whole 

"iKjeii" 

again 

done 

write 

trouble 

where 

dear 

writing 

half 

color 

week 

having 

break 

\('ry 

hear 

would 

buy 

none 

here 

just 

busy 

uiakiuix 

fruess 

cough 

used 

WOUICU 

often 

heard 

1            72 

73 

74 

75 

(Inclor 

knew 

choose 

minute 

piece 

can't 

shoes 

count  I'V 

raise 

won't 

toniglit 

February 

u  lirtlitjr 

laid 

tiled 

any 

docs 

said 

lose 

truly 

oiice 

lioaisc 

Wednesday 

sugar 

ln'bcve 

tcai- 

^I'auiinai' 

straight 

aclir 

sure 

W  I'otc 

much 

read 

loose 

enough 
12 

kmrw 

76  77 

knowl  edge     lin  gers  rea  son         in  struct 

pos  sess  ad  vance        knuck  les     in  struc  tion 

re  cede  ac  cept  buck  le        a  long 

78 

LEARNING 

Knowledge  comes  but  wisdom  lingers.      — Tennyson. 

Good  instruction  is  better  than  riches. 

—  William  Penn. 

If  you  will  not  hear  Reason  she  will  rap  your  knuckles. 

—  Franklin. 

He  who  does  not  advance,  recedes.  —  Latin. 

Study  two  of  the  above  proverbs  and  write  them  from 


memory. 

79 

80 

81 

82 

teach  er 

siglit 

change 

ob  ject 

pu  pil 

prove 

wiiose 

ob  jec  tion 

prim  er 

al  low 

an  gle 

vote 

sto  ry 

jun  ior 

ac  tive 

course 

ques  tion 

sen  ior 

(|uar  ter 
13 

sure  ly 

83 

floii  Mo  l)(Mi  (Mit  unasked        ])re  oioiis 

He  gives  double  wlio  gives  iinasived.  — Akaiuan. 

Tliere  is  no  grace  in  a  Ijeuefit  that  sticks  tu  the  lingers. 

—  Skskia. 

The  giver  makes  the  gift  more  precious.         — Latin. 

84 

tii  al  III  iiiiiph  cause  defeat  real 

No  trials,  no  triiuiiplis. 

A  cause  that  cannot  stand  defeat  is  not  worth  fighting 
f.^r. 

Pvcwritc   one   of   the   above   quotations,   giving   the 
meaning  in  your  own  words. 


85 

86 

87 

88 

Stiirl 

\>n\)  11  lai- 

Itadge 

scis  sors 

nius  rh' 

f;.nl  l.all 

lt;in  iier 

coast 

UH-a  sjcs 

lll(>\    a   1  lie 

(lis  I  lict 

l)oast 

naiiLdi  \\ 

<li>   CON     CI' 

tdW  11 

o  1)1  ige 

ines  sage 

pel'  sou  al 

lig  lire 

mar  ket 

14 


89 

90 

91 

92 

bit  ten 

hedge 

begged 

-fright  ened 

un  a  ble 

bru  tal 

beg  ging 

re  treat 

wan  der 

fogue^ 

sup  ply 

rap  id  ly 

sum  nion 

per  isli 

se  cure 

scheme 

re  lief 

trough 

pro  vide 

mince  meat 

af  fair 

as  sure 

ab  sence 

of  lice 

^t^ieod- 

fright  en 

be-gan 

vie  tim 

93 

THE  WOLF   AND   THE   SHEEP 

A  wolf  that  had  been  bitten  by  a  dog,  lay  under  a 
hedge  unable  to  move.  A  sheep  wandered  by  and  the 
wolf  summoned  her  to  his  relief. 

"  I  am  perishing.  Please  bring  me  some  water  from 
your  trough,"  he  begged.  "If  you  will  supply  me  with 
water,  I  will  f)rovide  my  own  meat." 

The  frightened  sheep  retreated  rapidly,  saying,  "  I  see 
through  your  scheme,  you  brutal  rogue.  1  know  how 
you  will  secure  your  meat.  If  I  come  near  enough  to 
give  you  a  drink,  you  will  make  mincemeat  of  me." 

—  JEsop. 
15 


94 

96 

96 

97 

re  cent 

thief 

slial  low 

fol  ly 

lllClll    IxT 

thieves 

eiirlit 

liol  ly 

may  lie 

wolf 

freii;ht 

eon  fess 

tliric  fore 

wolves 

es  tate 

pro  gress 

|)()|)  11  la  tion 

h'ains 

suf  fer 

no  tion 

•riiilt  y 

ves  sel 

won  der 

bridge 

98 

Shallow  vessels  carry  light  freight.  — Fi;i:n<  n. 

Fools    are    the    worst     thieves.      They    roh    time    and 
temper.  — Goethk. 

A  fool  Icses  his  estate  before  he  learns  his  folly. 

—  Fkkm  H. 
A  fodl  \vli(»  will  confess, 
Is  a  foul  who  will  progress. 

Sonic  nouns  ending  in/  form  tlicii-  plurals  by  chang- 
ing the/  to  r,  and  adding  rs. 

Write  the  plurals  of  the  words  in  the  next  lesson. 

16 


99 


calf 

shelf                   self 

life 

half 

leaf                     wife 
School  Words 

loaf 

100 

101                    102 

103 

a  rith  me  tic 

i          quo  tient         to  tal 

prob  lem 

de  nom  i  na 

tor     ad  di  tion        ci  pher     bal  ance 

sub  trac  tion         a  mount           solve 

dec  i  mal 

mul  ti  ply 

f rac  tion          a  ere 

in  ter  est 

mul  ti  pli  ca 

tion  nu  mer  ous      me  ter 

mil  lion 

mul  ti  pli  cand      nu  mer  a  tor    can  eel     cray  on 

104 

105                          106 

107 

art  ist 

ob  long          sys  tern 

a  re  a 

scene 

widtli             sur  face 

bluff 

view 

breadth         nat  u  ral 

ridge 

ros  y 

height            di  rec  tion 

ca  nal 

crim  son 

car  bon          west  ern 

clian  nel 

pat  tern 

bor  der           south  ern 

ore 

17 


lOB  109  110  111 

met  al  is  land  cap  i  tol  frig  id 

cop  ])er  i>ili  iiiiis  tun  iitd  freeze 

(piar  rv  ocean  com  nierce  torrid 

plateau  prairie  cultivate  temperate 

jtcn  ill  sii  la  I'c  tiion  cere  al  fertile 

strait  section  climate  desert 

112  113  114  115 

jirodiice  science  distinct  invent 

prod  net  tel  c  gram  cen  tu  ry  in  ven  tion 

pr(Miounce  telegraph  colonics  i)res  i  dent 

state  ment  tcl  c  i)lione  cus  torn  tribe 

li}  |»li('n  ca  l)le  de  bate  o  ral 

vol  ra  noes  ex  press  fu  ture  cop  ied 

116  117 

verb  sid)  jeet  ])o  el  rv  (pio  ta  lion 

ad  \<'ilt  noun  iliynie  j)lioii  ies 

I>rov  cib  j.io  noun  syl  la  ble  lee  ture 

is' 


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118 

119 

120 

121 

pro  fes  sor 

con  fuse 

hoarse 

metli  od 

cer  tain 

con  f  u  sion 

de  tain 

com  mence 

cer  tain  ly 

ex  pect 

re  suit 

ac  cu  rate 

stu  dent 

unexpected 

fro  zen 

doubt 

ex  claim 

won  der  f  ul 

ad  mit 

doubt  less 

col  lege 

ques  tion 

count 

doubt  f ul 

Be  careful  of  the  or  in  professor. 


122 

A  professor  in  a  certain  college  liked  to  confuse  the 
students  by  asking  unexpected  questions.  One  very  cold 
night  he  asked  a  bright  student  liow  many  stars  are  in  the 
sky. 

"  Wait,  professor,  and  I  will  tell  you,"  replied  the 
student,  and  commenced  to  count  very  slowly.  When 
he  had  reached  two  hundred,  the  professor,  wdio  was  half 
frozen,  exclaimed  hoarsely,  "  That  will  do  !  I  admit  that 
you  are  a  wonderful  student.  Your  method  is  slow  and 
the  results  will  doubtless  be  accurate,  but  I  will  detain 
you  no  longer." 

19 


123  124  125  126 

rancli  iiicr  it  skcl  c  ton  clio  rus 

scvtlic  slicp  liercl      circular  (iiuir  tet 

aisle  Inise  lucnt      cliiiu  ney  al  to 

apt  cc  ineiit         plaster  bass 

leap:uc  clothing        childhood  concert 

sprain  ceiling  cliild  ish  opera 

127  128  129  130 

coucji  ])('(!  (He  kept  con  tain 

nee  die  ped  dling  key  has  band 

thimble         peddler  liurt  avenue 

tliicad  except  suit  however 

liu  en  ut  tcr  (piit  con  pie 

tiiiuk  uttermost         twit  center 

131 

To  stand  hy  one's  friend  In  the  ntterinost  end, 
And  tight  a  fair  lijjlit  with  one's  foes; 
Never  t(j  (juit  and  never  to  twit 
Ami  never  U)  peddle  one's  woes. 

(iKdKCiK  h.    ClIANMLKK. 

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132 

133 

134 

135 

yield 

haze 

own  er 

a  board 

shield 

graze 

par  eel 

pas  sage 

spin  die 

blaze 

pack  age 

pas  sen  ger 

forge 

blaz  ing 

pave  ment 

ac  ci  dent 

wealth 

amaze 

pe  cul iar 

Af  ri  ca 

ap  point 

ef  feet 

au  to 

ob  tain 

136 

"  I  Can  "  is  a  worker ;  he  tills  the  broad  fields, 
And  digs  from  the  earth  all  the  wealth  that  it  yields ; 
The  hum  of  his  spindles  begins  with  the  light, 
And  the  fires  of  his  forges  are  blazing  all  night. 

—  W.  A.  Butler. 


137 

138 

139 

140 

haul 

de  ceive 

el  e  va  tor 

el  e  gant 

lim  it 

sick  ness 

an  y  way 

ap  prove 

sus  pect 

smil  ing 

dis  turb 

re  tire 

a  shore 

so  ber 

beck  on 

ex  am  ine 

awn  ing 

se  ri  ous 

reck  on 

ex  am  i  na  tion 

in  spect 

ef  fort 

de  gree 
21 

judg  ment 

141  142 

nioce         coidial  respect  at' fee  t ion 

lov  iii'j.-      cor  dial  Iv  i-e  spect  fnl  ly   af  fee  tioii  ate 

lo\  a  l»li'   siii.'  ua  tinv  re  spect  a  Idc    sin  cere 
faith  fill  ly  sin  cere  ly 

143 

Some  Letter  Sigxatures 

To  incmhtrs  of  the  f am/It/  or  to  friends. 
Y(jur  loving  daughter  Lovingly  yours 

Your  affectionate  niece  Affectittiiatfly  yours 

Youi*s  cordially  Cordially  yours 

Yours  sincerely  Sincerely  yours 

Very  sincerely  yours  Faithfully  yours 

144 

Business  Skjnatukes 

Yours  truly  Yours  respectfully 

Very  truly  yours  Very  respectfully  yours 

Write  from  memory  two  siiiuat ui'cs  to  frieii(ll\'  letters 
and  one  to  a  business  letter,  signing  your  name. 

22 


145 

146 

147 

148 

fail  lire 

leg  end 

op  po  site 

sup  port 

in  no  cent 

myth 

bare  foot 

al  ter 

in  come 

in  suit 

en  tice 

am  pie 

fa  moiis 

fla  vor 

en  tirely 

de  mand 

month  ly 

in  form 

ex  tra 

dis  miss 

149 

150 

151 

152 

re  ceive 

vi  0  lin 

pr 

0  ceed 

im  por  tant 

re  turn 

slow  ly 

de 

5  scribe 

im  prove 

pe  gard 

fi  nal 

ar 

range 

im  prov  ing 

rule 

ti  luil  ly 

ar 

range  ment 

bar  gain 

e  ras  er 

ad  vice 

mis  spell 

lone  some 

153 

154 

155 

156 

nec  es  sa  ry 

skat  ing 

ar  ti  cle 

skill  ful 

at  tend 

en  ve  lo] 

t)e 

0  beyed 

with  in 

at  tend  ance 

!      in  i  tial 

0  be  di  ence      witli  out 

at  tempt 

cap  i  tal 

0  be  di  en 

t        pe  I'i  od 

sat  is  fy 

course 

I'e  mem  ber      ti  dy 

23 


Norton,  Mass., 
Dec.  14,  ISOO. 
Dear  Father : 

I  received  your  letter  and  to  prove  to  you  how  im- 
portant I  regard  the  rules  you  gave  me,  I  am  following 
your  advice  by  writing  to  you  at  once.  First  I  will  pro- 
ceed to  describe  to  you  the  arrangement  of  my  desk  as  you 
say  it  is  mo.st  necessary  to  attend  to  this  before  attempting 
to  write.  My  desk  is  tidy.  The  articles  on  it  are  arranged 
neatly.  V(m  can  see  from  tliis  letter  tliat  1  have  obeyed 
your  rules  for  writing.  I  have  used  the  eraser  when 
necessary.  There  are  no  blots.  Finally  1  tliink  the  writ- 
ing is  neat  and  there  are  no  misspelled  words. 

Does  this  satisfy  you,  Father?  If  so  remember  our  bar- 
gain and  bring  me  the  violin  on  your  return.  Come  soon 
for  I  am  lonesome  without  you. 

1  go  skating  every  day.  Of  course  I  am  not  yet  a  skill- 
ful skater,  l)ut  I  am  slowly  iiiij)roving. 

1  sliall  be  careful  in  addressing  the  envelope  to  use 
capitals  and  to  ])lace  a  jx-iiod  after  every  initial.  I  want 
my  letter  within  and  without  to  .satisfy  you. 

Your  obedient  son, 

Joiiv. 
24 


157 

This  letter,  almost  exactly  as  given  in  your  book, 
was  A\Titten  by  a  boy  of  long  ago  in  answer  to  a  letter 
from  his  father. 

What  rules  did  his  father  give  him  about  his  desk  ? 
Using  the  eraser  ?     Blots  ?     Spelling  ? 

What  bargain  did  he  make  with  his  son? 

Write  a  letter  like  the  one  you  think  John's  father 
sent  to  him. 


158 

159 

an  gel 

bot  tie 

an  i  nial 

an  kle 

both  er 

cof  fee 

icy 

loan 

el  bow 

be  ing 

huge 

hab  it 

chill  y 

er  rand 

stopped 

i  ron 

160 

161 

162 

163 

eighth 

drowned 

big  gest 

jew  el 

ninth 

cen  tral 

bar  ren 

jew  el  ry 

tenth 

con  duct 

a  ware 

re  al  ize 

eight  y 

fur  nish 

eas  i  ly 

ker  nel 

nine  ty 

ear  nest 

al  read  y 

bee  tie 

ZO 


164 

(li  a  inond        spar  l<le 
al  tlioip^li        sinir  kliiig 
sen  si  l»lc        v\\  ri  oiis 


165 

soil  (lis  '^]^  ])nint 

ea  ger  e\  change 

bur  ied        at  traet  ed 


166 

77ie  Cock  and  the  Dkunond 

A  cock  scratching  in  a 
hanxMi   field   found  a   dia- 
mond Ijni'icd  in  the   soil. 
Tlic    curious   hens    at- 
tracted  hy  the  sparkling 
jewel     gathered    eagerly 
around   him.       The  cock 
was  plainly  disajjpointcd. 
**  ll(j\v  hjvt'ly  I  "  exchiiuu'd  an  old  hen.     '•  Do  you  real- 
ize that  you  liave  found  a  diamond  ?     Are  you  aware  that 
diamonds  are  very  cost)}-  ?" 

"I  don't  care  how  costly  this  jewel  may  he,"  answered 
the  sensilde  cock.  '*  Altliougli  it  uiay  he  the  hiir^est  dia- 
mond ill  the  World  I'll  gladly  exchange  it  for  a  keiiiel  of 
corn,  a  mit,  or  a  fat  beetle."  — yEsoi*. 

26 


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Review  List 

The  following  are  among  the  1000  most  common 
words.  You  have  studied  every  one  of  them.  Every 
boy  and  girl  at  the  end  of  the  fifth  grade  should  be 
able  to  spell  them  correctly. 


eight 

proper 

slide 

attend 

afraid 

judge 

farther 

between 

uncle 

weather 

duty 

public 

rather 

worth 

company 

friend 

aboard 

contain 

quite 

through 

jail 

figure 

none 

until 

shed 

sudden 

knew 

madam 

retire 

forty 

remain 

truly 

district 

instead 

direct 

wliole 

restrain 

throw 

appear 

address 

royal 

personal 

liberty 

request 

objection 

everything 

enough 

raise 

pleasure 

rate 

fact 

August 

navy 

chief 

board 

Tuesday 

27 


fourtli 

perfect 

September 

struck 

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second 

station 

Thursday 

except 

woman 

copy 

begun 

aunt 

young 

been 

collect 

else 

fair 

yesterday 

lile 

built 

dollar 

amonp; 

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center 

evenini;' 

doctor 

stood 

front 

fell 

hear 

born 

rule 

sure 

size 

goes 

carry 

least 

December 

hold 

cliain 

soi-ry 

dozen 

drill 

death 

l)ress 

there 

pretty 

Icani 

November 

tax 

stole 

pair 

subject 

iiuinber 

income 

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October 

boii^ht^ 

heard 

history 

reason 

paid 

always 

cause 

lifth 

raihoad 

souiet  hillL^ 

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exti'a 

unable 

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ticket 

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Vocabulary  for  Fifth  Year 

ability 

again 

answer 

avenue 

aboard 

agency 

any 

avoid 

abroad 

agreeable 

anyway 

aware 

absence 

agreement 

appear 

awning 

accept 

aisle 

applied 

badge 

accident 

alarm 

applies 

balance 

according 

alert 

apply 

bandage 

accurate 

allow 

appoint 

banner 

ache 

along 

approve 

barefoot 

acre 

alphabet 

apt 

bargain 

act 

already 

area 

barren 

active 

also 

arithmetic 

basement 

addition 

alter 

army 

bass 

address 

although 

arrange 

bath 

admit 

alto 

arrangement 

bathe 

advance 

always 

article 

beckon 

adverb 

amaze 

artist 

been 

advice 

among 

ashore 

beetle 

affair 

amount 

assure 

began 

affect 

ample 

attempt 

begged 

affection 

angel 

attend 

begging 

affectionate 

angle 

attendance 

beginning 

affectionately 

animal 

attracted 

being 

Africa 

ankle 

auto 

beheve 

29 


l)cnefit 

l)iggest 

Intteii 

blaze 

))lazing 

I  )loocl 

l)lue 

blufT 

l)oast 

l)order 

bother 

bottle 

bravely 

breadth 

break 

bridge 

bridle 

bnital 

buckle 

built 

bullet 

burial 

buried 

burst 

bur>' 


liusiness 

channel 

conunerce 

busy 

charitable 

compel 

1  )uy 

chaiity 

comrade 

cable 

cheerfulness 

concert 

call- 

chief 

conduct 

canal 

childhood 

confess 

cancel 

childish 

confuse 

can't 

chUly 

confusion 

capital 

chimney 

conquer 

capitol 

choose 

conqueror 

carbon 

chorus 

consent 

carries 

cii)her 

consonants 

cany- 

circular 

contain 

cause 

civil 

contest 

caution 

climate 

control 

ceiling 

clothing 

conversation 

cement 

coast 

convei-se 

center 

coffee 

copied 

central 

collect 

c()j)j)er 

centuiy 

collection 

cordial 

c('ical 

college 

cordially 

cfilniti 

cnloiicl 

couch 

(•(•rl;iirily 

colonics 

cough 

challenge 

cojoi- 

could 

change 

commence; 
30 

countiy 

couple 

deny 

don't 

envelope 

courage 

depend 

double 

eraser 

courageous 

dependent 

doubt 

err 

course 

describe 

doubtful 

errand 

courteous 

desert 

doubtless 

estate 

courtesy 

destroy 

dread 

eveiy 

crayon 

detain 

drowned 

exactly 

crazy 

diamond 

duty 

examination 

crimson 

dictionary 

eager 

examine 

crowbar 

difficult 

early 

except 

cultivate 

difficulties 

earnest 

exchange 

curious 

difficulty 

easily 

exclaim 

custom 

direct 

easy 

expect 

dangerous 

direction 

effect 

express 

dear 

disagreeable 

effort 

extra 

debate 

disappoint 

eight 

failure 

deceive 

discover 

eighth 

faiiy 

decimal 

dismiss 

eighty 

faithfully 

defeat 

distinct 

elbow 

family 

degree 

distress 

elegant 

famous 

delivery 

district 

elevator 

February 

demand 

disturl3 

enough 

fertile 

denial 

divine 

entire 

fever 

denied 

doctor 

entirely 

fiend 

denominator 

does 

entiy 

fiendish 

31 


fierce 

fier>' 

figure 

lih- 

final 

finally 

flavor 

folly 

footl)all 

force 

forge 

forgetting 

forgiven 

forgiving 

fortunate 

fortune 

forty 

fraction 

freeze 

freight 

friend 

friendsliip 

frighten 

frigid 

frozen 


furnish 

further 

future 

galleiy 

general 

genei-ally 

generous 

gentleman 

gentlemen 

gentleness 

geograpliy 

getting 

glorious 

gl(jiy 

grammar 

graze 

grit 

grocery 

guard 

guess 

guide 

guilty 

habit 

half 

lKipJ)ene(l 


hajjpens 

having 

haze 

hear 

heard 

hedge 

height 

held 

here 

historian 

historical 

history 

hoarse 

holly 

honor 

honorable 

hospital 

hour 

however 

huge 

human 

hiiiiKir 

liiiiiiorous 

hurt 

husband 


iiyphen 

icy 

important 

impossible 

improve 

improving 

income 

increase 

independence 

independent 

inform 

initial 

njuiy 

nnocent 
insisted 
inspect 
instead 
instruct 

list  met  ion 

nsult 

lit  crest 

ii\:ilitl 

iiNcnt 
invention 

ron 


32 


island 

liberal 

memoiy 

necessary 

isthmus 

libraiy 

merciful 

needle 

jewel 

lii'e 

mercy 

neglect 

jeweliy 

limit 

merit 

news 

join 

linen 

message 

niece 

joint 

lingei-s 

metal 

ninety 

judgment 

loaf 

meter 

ninth 

junior 

loan 

method 

none 

just 

lonesome 

million 

nor 

kept 

loose 

mincemeat 

notified 

kernel 

lose 

minute 

notifies 

key 

lovable 

misfortune 

notify 

kindly 

loving 

misspell 

notion 

kindness 

madam 

monthly 

noun 

knew 

making 

movable 

numerator 

know 

many 

much 

numerous 

knowledge 

market 

multiplicand 

obedience 

knuckles 

marriage 

multiplication 

obedient 

laid 

married 

multiply 

obeyed 

laundr}^ 

many 

muscle 

object 

leaf 

maybe 

m5i:h 

objection 

league 

meant 

natural 

oblige 

learns 

measles 

naughty 

oblong 

lecture 

medicine 

naval 

obtain 

legend 

member 

na\y 
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occupation 

occupied 

peaceful 

postage 

prove 

occupy 

jK'culiar 

postal 

proverb 

ocean 

peddle 

I)o\vder 

provide 

office 

pedtUer 

prairie 

pupil 

official 

peddling 

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pui-sue 

often 

peninsula 

precious 

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presence 

quarter 

opera 

perilous 

present 

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opposite 

period 

l)resident 

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oral 

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primer 

quit 

ore 

person 

prisoner 

quotation 

owner 

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private 

quotient 

package 

phonics 

prize 

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pansy 

piece 

l)rol)lem 

rallied 

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plants 

proceed 

rally 

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plaster 

produce 

ranch 

parent 

plateau 

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rapidly 

passage 

j)hiral,s 

professor 

I'cad 

piussenger 

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profit 

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patience 

j)o|)ular 

profitable 

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patient 

p(»|)ul:iti()n 

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patiently 

position 

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receive 

revenge 

seems 

skeleton 

recent 

rhyme 

self 

skillful 

reckon 

ridge 

senior 

slowly 

records 

robber 

sensible 

smiling 

regard 

robbeiy 

separate 

sober 

region 

rogue 

separately 

social 

regret 

rosy 

separation 

society 

regular 

royal 

serious 

soil 

relation 

rude 

several 

soldier 

relative 

rule 

severe 

solve 

relief 

ruler 

severity 

some 

remember 

saddle 

shallow 

sorely 

repent 

safety 

shelf 

source 

replied 

said 

shepherd 

southern 

replies 

salary 

shield 

sows 

reply 

satisfy 

shoes 

sparkle 

resist 

savage 

sickness 

sparkling 

respect 

says 

sight 

speaker 

respectable 

scene 

signature 

speech 

respectfully 

scheme 

silence 

spindle 

restrain 

science 

since 

sponge 

result 

scissore 

sincere 

sprain 

retire 

scj^he 

sincerely 

sputter 

retreat 

section 

situation 

stamp 

return 

secure 

skating 

statement 

35 


steadied 

SA'stem 

transform 

very 

steady 

teacher 

trial 

vicinity 

stern 

telegram 

tri))e 

victim 

stopped 

telegraph 

triumph 

victoiy 

story 

telephone 

trough 

view 

strait 

temper 

trunk 

violin 

struck 

temperate 

tunnel 

volcanoes 

struggle 

tenth 

twit 

vote 

student 

therefore 

una))le 

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studied 

thief 

unasked 

wander 

study 

thieves 

uncharitable 

war 

subject 

thiiiil)le 

unexj^'cted 

wealth 

sul)traction 

tliread 

uniform 

week 

sudden 

through 

uni\-ersity 

western 

suffer 

throw 

unpleasant 

whether 

suffix 

thus 

um-avel 

width 

summon 

thyself 

until 

won 

supply 

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used 

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support 

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wonderful 

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uttermost 

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vacancy 

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variety 

wrong 

8}' n  J  pa  thy 

tramp 

verb 

yield 

36 


THE   ALDINE    SPELLER 

PART   THREE 
SIXTH   YEAR 


-^lo^^'^^ 


'I'lIK    SlAU-Sl'AMil.Kli    UaNNKK 


38 


Sixth  Y: 

EAR 

1 

2 

3 

4 

span  gle 

proud  ly 

dawn 

broad 

star-span  gled 

liailed 

stripes 

til  rough 

ban  ner 

gleam  ing 

rock  ct 

l)cr  il  oils 

gal lant  ly 

stream  ing 

bomb 

car  ly 

twi  light 

ram  parts 

proof 

watched 

THE   STAR-SPANGLED   BANNER 

0  say,  can  you  see,  by  the  dawn's  early  light, 

What  so  proudly  we  hailed  at  the  twilight's  last  gleaming  ? 

Whose  broad  stripes  and  bright  stars,  through  the  perilous 

fight, 
O'er  the  ramparts  we  watched,  were  so  gallantly  streaming? 
And  the  rockets'  red  glare,  the  bombs  bursting  in  air, 
Gave  proof  through  the  night  that  our  flag  was  still  there; 
0  say,  does  that  star-spangled  banner  yet  wave 
O'er  the  land  of  the  free  and  the  home  of  the  brave  ? 

—  Francis  Scott  Key. 


Study  the  words  and  write  the  stanza  from  memory. 

39 


6  7  8  9 

na  tion  sun  rise  diir  ing  staff 

iia  tion  al  sun  set  dii  ra  l>le  rev  o  lu  tion 

cere  nio  uy  uic  uio  ri  al  mil  i  ta  ry  \v  volv  vv 

fol  low  iiiji:  spec  ta  tors  mi  li  tia  re<;"  u  la  tions 

()1>  sL'ive  attention  re  (juire  salute 

10  11 

lioist  a  rise  fu  ner  al         moiii'ii  fill 

uncover     lowered  moiii-u  iuti;     conclusion 

I'C  \  iew  lialt 

12 
CKin'MoXY    OF   'nil-:    NATKiNAL   FLAG 

I/i  order  f<>  show  the  2)roper  i'csj)ect  to  tlic  Jhvj  flic 
following  cerciitoni/  .should  he  ohsonjed: 

It  should  not  be  hoisted  before  sunrise  nor  allcnved  to 
remain  up  after  sunset. 

At  "retreat,"  sunset,  civilian  s])eetators  should  stand  at 
"attention  "  and  uncover  during  the  playing  of  the  "  Star- 
Spangl(;(l  Banner."  Military  spectators  are  rr(|uirc(l  by 
regulation  to  stand  at  attention  and  give  the  nnlitary 
salute. 

10 


When  the  National  colors  are  passing  on  parade,  or 
in  review,  the  spectator  should,  if  walking,  halt,  and  if 
sitting,  arise,  and  stand  at  attention  and  uncover. 

When  the  flag  is  flown  at  half  staff  as  a  sign  of  mourn- 
ing it  should  be  hoisted  to  full  staff  at  the  conclusion  of 
the  funeral. 

In  placing  the  flag  at  half  staff',  it  should  first  be 
hoisted  to  the  top  of  the  staff  and  then  lowered  to  posi- 
tion, and  before  lowering  from  half  staff  it  should  be  first 
raised  to  the  top. 

On  Memorial  Day  the  flag  should  fly  at  half  staff  from 
sunrise  to  noon,  and  full  staff  from  noon  to  sunset. 

—  Sons  of  the  Revolution  in  the  State  of  New  York. 

Read  the  above  rules  for  showing  respect  to  the 
flag,  then  close  your  book  and  write  them  from  memory 
using  your  own  words. 


FLAG   NAMES 

Old  Glory.  The  Flower  of  Liberty. 

—  Holmes. 

The  Stars  and  Stripes.         Freedom's  Banner. 

Du.VKK. 

41 


13 

14 

15 

16 

total 

dvc  la  ra  tion 

claiiii 

Eng  lish 

o  pill  ion 

to  jictli  er 

con  eludes 

Ire  land 

Brit  isli 

111  to  pjeth  er 

iido])t 

I  rish 

N  a  vy 

or  i  iriii 

vv\)  \v  sent 

Scot  land 

va  ri  oils 

0  rig  i  luil 

Eng  hind 

Scot  tish 

17 

The  president's  salute  and  tlie  British  royal  salute  are 
the  same  —  twenty-one  guns.  There  are  various  opinions 
as  to  the  origin  of  this  number.  Some  claim  that  the 
original  nuni))i'r  was  seven  and  that  twenty-one  was 
adopted  to  represent  tlie  union  of  England,  Scotland,  and 
Ireland  —  seven  guns  for  each  country. 


18 

19 

20 

21 

ac  count 

news  pa  ])cr 

re  (piest. 

men  tion 

('(1  i  tor 

rcc  i  ta  t  ion 

close  ly 

])iiz  zlc 

i  ci  clc 

pay  iiiciit 

gos  sip 

rid  die 

fact 

iHtii  sense 

moist 

mi  ser 

coll   Wcl  1 

<h'  (line. 

niois  tiire 

o  dor 

42 


In  some  words  the  final  e  is  dropped  when  an  ending 
beginning  with  a  vowel  is  added.  This  is  the  rule  in 
Lessons  22  and  23,  24  and  25. 


22 

ar  rive 
ar  riv  al 

bore 
bor  ing 
bounce 
boimc  ing 
com  bine 


23 

pre  serve 
pre  serv  ing 
com  pare 
com  paring 
pro  mote 
pro  mo  tion 
ed  u  cate 


com  bi  na  tion     ed  u  ca  tion 


24 

de  serve 
dodge 
re  move 
ram  ble 
pledge 
in  elude 
re  fuse 


en  gage 


25 

sac  ri  lice 
pause 
mcd  die 
lodge 
in  (piire 
en  close 
es  cape 
move 


26 

Add  ing  to  each  word  in  Lesson  24.  In  doing  this 
drop  the  final  e  because  the  new  ending  ing  begins  with 
a  vowel. 

27 

Add  ing  to  each  word  in  Lesson  25.  What  letter 
must  be  dropped  ?     Why  ? 

43 


28 

29 

yoke 

(Ic  clared 

an  nov 

sub  mit 

30  31 

(Inulge  per  fume 

(Irudg  er  y  i  die  uess 

ail  noycd      sul>  mil  tiiitr     an  nil  al  con  tin  ue 

mocked         at  taclied  liol  i  day  con  tin  u  ing 

fur  (jv  (jr       ies  li  val  ul  tar  e  vent 

32 

THE   CALF   AND   THE   OX 

A  calf  diat  had  never  felt  the  yoke,  mocked  an  ox  who 
was  attached  to  a  i)low  for  submitting  to  such  dnuhjenj. 
The  ox  was  annoi/rd  l)ut  continued  his  work. 

Not  long  after  there  was  a  great  festival.  The  ox  had 
his  annual  lioliday  for  this  crcnf,  but  the  calf  was  sacrificed 
on  the  altar. 

'*  if  that  is  the   I'lul   of   idleness,"  declared  the   ox,   ''I 

think  work  is  hetter.     I  liad  rather  my  ueck  felt  the  yoke 

forever  than  the  ax  lor  a  moment." 

—  yEsop. 

Rewrite  the  al)ove  fahle  usin^  other  words  in  the 
phice  of  those  tliat  are  italicized. 

U 


33  34 

ma  hog  a  ny       ce  dar  ex  te  ri  or       shin  gles 

bun  ga  low         pal  ace  in  te  ri  or        pi  az  za 

clap  board  man  sion       ve  ran  da        brack  et 

35 

The  plural  of  nouns  is  generally  formed  by  adding  s 
to  the  singular.  You  have  learned  that  some  nouns 
ending  in  /  change  the  f  to  v  and  add  es.  You  have 
also  learned  that  nouns  ending  in  y  preceded  by  a 
consonant  change  y  to  i  and  add  es.  Some  nouns 
ending  in  o  preceded  by  a  consonant  form  the  plural 
by  adding  es. 

Write  the  plural  of  the  following. 
he  ro  car  go  ech  o  ne  gro 

cal  i  CO  po  ta  to  biif  fa  lo  mot  to 

36 

Nouns  ending  in  s,  sh,  ch,  and  x  generally  form  their 
plurals  by  adding  es. 

Write  the  plural  of  the  following, 
crutch  fox  torch  box 

brush  glass  wish  class 

45 


37  38  39  40 

si  lent  re  spoiid  a  ris  ing  viil  gar 

si  lent  ly  re  si)()nse  ini  per  ti  nent  vnl  gar  i  ty 

si  lence  re  I'er  ini  i»er  ti  nenee  en  vy 

safe  ly  sc  lect  eon  tra  diet  en  vied 

saf  est  a  ris  es  con  tra  die  lion  en  vi  ous 

41 

Silence  is  the  safest  response  for  all  the  contradiction 
that  arises  fmiii  impertinence,  vulgarity  or  en\\. 

ZiMMKKMAN. 

42  43 

cliar  ac  tcr     ex  eel  sini  pie  sini  ply 

style  ex  ccl  lent  sini  pli  fy     sini  plic  i  ty 

su  i)n'nie        ex  eellcncc  wliicii  sei)  a  rate 

44 

In  charac'lcr,  in  manners,  in  .style,  true,  supreme  excel- 
lence is  simplicity. 

—  LoNfij  r.i,i,i»\v. 

Von  can  not  (hcaiii  yourself  into  a  character;  yoii  must 
haiiiiiKi-  ;iinl  forge  yoursell  one.  _.  FutuDK, 

40 


45  46 

ceil  in";  re  lieve  de  ceit  de  ceive 


'O 


con  ceit         re  ceipt         de  ceit  f  ul        be  lief 
re  ceive         re  lief  be  lieve  be  liev  ing 

In  every  one  of  the  above  words  you  will  find  cither 
the  letters  ei  or  ie.  In  every  word  these  two  letters 
are  pronounced  e.  How  can  you  know  when  to  use  ie 
and  when  to  use  ei  ?  There  is  a  very  easy  way  to 
remember.  Look  at  the  word  Alice.  What  letter 
comes  after  l?  In  using  ie  or  ei,  i  always  follows  I 
just  as  it  does  in  Alice.  What  letter  in  Alice  follows  c  ? 
In  using  ie  or  ei,  e  always  follows  c  just  as  it  does  in 
Alice.  Look  at  the  words  in  Lesson  45  and  46  and  see 
if  this  is  not  so.  Whenever  you  have  occasion  to  use 
any  word  containing  these  letters,  remember  the  word 
Alice.     That  is  the  keyword. 

Another  easy  rule  applies  to  ie  in  other  words.  Be 
sure  to  remember  it. 

"I  before  e 
Except  after  c 
Or  when  sounded  as  a 
As  in  neighbor  or  weigh." 
47 


47  48  49  50 

brief  grief  se  ries  friend 

cliief  grieve  thief  mis  chief 

liehl  \)\vv  siege  achieve 

fiend  pierce  sliiehl  tier 

fierce  piece  wield  sieve 

niece  priest  yield  Iron  tier 

In  the  following  words  the  c  comes  before  the  /  in 
accordance  with  the  rul(>  on  page  47,  for  the  ci  is  pro- 
nounced lik(w/. 

51  52 

neigli  eight  rein  vein 

neigh  ]»oi'  freiglit  reign  skein 

weigh  sleigh  veil  weight 

The  following  words  are  exceptions  to  the  rule  "i 

before  r." 

53  54 

!H'i  ilit'i-  i,,.jf ,.,.  Jill  cieiil  foreign 

leisure  foi- feit  lieiizlit  sovereign 

seize  eouu  ter  feit 

48 


In  the  previous  grade  you  learned  that  there  are 
one  hundred  words  that  are  so  frequently  misspelled 
that  they  have  been  named  the  "One  Hundred  Spell- 
ing Demons."  Review  that  list  of  ''Demons"  on 
pages  11  and  12. 

On  this  page  and  the  next  are  given  one  hundred 
more  ''Demons."  They  are  very  common  words  that 
are  frequently  misspelled.  Have  you  studied  them 
carefully  enough  so  that  you  can  always  spell  them 
correctly  ? 


whose 

should 

disappoint 

health 

walk 

patient 

cousin 

language 

worth 

ladies 

until 

wound 

against 

journey 

almost 

clothes 

eight 

nature 

quiet 

beauty 

loving 

taught 

written 

already 

world 

pitied 

honor 

kneel 

comb 

awful 

lying 

grief 

course 

cheap 

except 

other 

49 


able 

nothing 

pretty 

money 

dollar 

even 

heart 

hasn't 

either 

doesn't 

all  right 

please 

neither 

using 

meal 

mean 

worse 

climb 

shown 

knowledge 

daily 

Hour 

■weather 

catch 

another 

j)ai(l 

hai)i)iest 

reach 

k  1 1  i  f  e 

necessary 

cliief 

faithful 

laugli 

wrist 

fault 

shovel 

feel 

guard 

motion 

jewelry 

potatoes 

apron 

union 

earnest 

such 

front 

hopeful 

banana 

rei>li<'(l 

linen 

usual 

choice 

given 

l)eoi)le 

tongue 

receive 

action 

toilet 

kitchen 

wonder 

carria;j(i 

oNcn 

ounce 

collar 

r,(i 


55 

56 

57 

58 

fa  vor 

ready 

de  fend 

meni  o  ry 

fa  vor  ite 

i-ead  i  ly 

de  fense 

in  vent 

fa  vor  a  ble 

ar  iiior 

de  fen  sive 

in  ven  tion 

quotes 

of  fense 

col  lect 

serves 

(^uo  ta  tions     of  fen  sive     col  lee  tion    max  im 
oc  cu  pa  tion    an  ec  dotes    oc  ca  sion      or  gan  ize 

59 

I  pick  up  favorite  quotations  and  store  them  in  my 
mind  as  ready  armor,  offensive  and  defensive. 

—  Robert  I^ukns. 

A  collection  of  anecdotes  and  maxims  is  the  greatest 
treasure.  _  Goethe. 

A  great  man  quotes  bravely  and  will  not  draw  on  his 
invention  when  his  memory  serves  him  with  a  word  as 
good.  — Ralph  Waldo  Emerson. 

Above  are  three  quotations  from  three  great  writers 

telling  how  important  they  consider  the  memorizing 

of  w^ise  sayings.     Learn  one  of  these  quotations  and 

write  it  from  memory. 

61 


60  61  62  63 

!•(' waid  expense  establish  worse 

fill  lill  ex  i)eii  sive  sue  eess  worst 

a  liead  foe  man  tliiouali  out  resolve 

curse  per  luiiiied  pi'i  ma  rv  I'es  o  hi  tioii 

par  isli  pre  tend  ])ri  ma  ri  ly  re  (piire 

64 

The  reward  of    one  duty  faithfully  performed,  is  the 
power  to  fidlill  another. 

One  never  gets  ridi  nntil  ho  commences 
To  ktM'p  alioad  (jf  Ins  cxprnsL's. 


An  njM'ii  fuc  may  prove  a  curse, 
]>ut  a  pn't(*n(l('(i  fiicnd  is  worse. 


—  Gat. 


65 
Tlie  BUCcesH  of  thf  Scot   throUL,di()ut  the  world,  lies  ])ri- 
marily   in   John    Knox's    resolve  to  estahlish  a  school  in 
ev«MT  parisli  in  Scotland,  and  the  law  that  ro(|nires  every 
man  —  ri«-h  and  poor       to  i-ducatc  liis  children. 

AnDKKW    CA14NK(iIK. 


66  67  68  69 

motli  en  dowed  qiial  i  fy  Christ  mas 

gnaws  qual  i  ties  no  blest  ad  mis  sion 

gar  ment  qnal  i  ty  fool  ish  re  mind  ed 

con  sume  quan  ti  ty  ship  wreck  in  form 

sur  est  qnan  ti  ties  in  for  ma  tion  res  cue 

70 

He  is  foolish  to  blame  the  sea  who  is  shipwrecked 
twice. 

The  world  does  not  require  so  much  to  be  informed  as 
to  be  reminded.  — Hannah  More. 

As  moths  gnaw  a  garment,  so  envy  consumes  a  man. 

—  St.  Chkvsostom. 

The  surest  proof  of  being  endowed  with  noble  qualities 


is  to  be  free  from  envy. 

—  La  Rochefoucauld. 

Quality 

not  quantity. 
71 

-Old 
72 

Motto. 

con  trast 

a  wak  en 

per  mit 

pris  on 

en  large 

f  ra  grant 

scent 

sug  gest 

bath  ing 

sep  a  rate 

mere 

vol  lime 

53 


AN   OCEAN    VOYAGE 


73 

74 

75 

76 

0  cean 

group 

do  par  ture 

diz  zy 

a  board 

lieart  y 

iuimedi  ate 

sen  sa  tiou 

steam  er 

fa IV  well 

tour  ist 

feel  ing 

voy  ap^e 

cruise 

bag  gage 

seized 

j'or  cigii 

folks 

grad  u  al  ly 

sick  ness 

77 

78 

79 

80 

vo  tire 

re  cov  er 

route 

ma  riue 

Itciih 

smil  ing 

wreck 

in  sur  ance 

(•ii>li  ion 

thank  fill 

l)e  ware 

At  Ian  tic 

w  ra|)pe(l 

lii\  11  ry 

(lis  as  ter 

Pa  cif  ic 

com  foi-t 

IV  joiee 

(lam  age 

e (pia  tor 

81 

82 

83 

84 

j»I;uiiu'(l 

|)iil»  lisli 

sub  scribe 

[[{)  proacli 

mil  si  v'wiw 

|>ro  Li'raiii 

fund 

in  spec  tor 

(lane  iiiL^ 

w  ire  h'ss 

sail  or 

in  sjx'c  tiou 

wait/ 

mag  a  /iiic 

w  id  o\\  s 

ens  toiu  a  ry 

or  ••lies  t  I'a 

joni-  iial 

or  pliaiis 

mcd  i  cal 

54 


85 

dark  ness 
cloud  y 
rec  og  nize 
ap  pear  ance 
buoy 


86 

ar  ri  val 
punc  tu  al 
sclied  ule 
has  ten 
ear  li  est 


87 

quaint 
nov  el  ty 
treas  ure 
pur  chase 
sketch  es 


ac  com  plish        tour 
ex  pe  ri  ence 


meet  ing 


88 

ad  ven  tures 

wel  come 

89 

The  words  in  Lessons  73-88  may  be  used  to  describe 
an  ocean  voyage.  Lesson  73  contains  words  that 
suggest  the  picture  of  going  aboard  the  steamer  for  an 
ocean  voyage  to  foreign  lands.  Lesson  74  contains 
words  that  suggest  the  farewell  to  folks  ashore  ;  Lessons 
76-77,  seasickness ;  Lesson  78,  the  joy  at  being  well 
again,  etc. 

Choose  a  lesson  and  write  a  short  description  of  the 
picture  the  words  suggest  to  you  —  one  sentence  \\ill 
do  if  you  can  get  all  the  words  into  it,  as,  Lesson  83 
—  Everyone  was  asked  to  subscribe  to  the  fund  for 
sailors'  widows  and  orphans. 

55 


90 

91 

92 

93 

(Ic  sorip  tioii 

maj  cs  ty 

lot"  ty 

gra  cioiis 

ex  \)vvs  sion 

nia  jcs  tic 

l.ald 

mod  or  ate 

|)(>r  lion 

fore  head 

nid  dy 

se  IV ne 

j»i'()  ]>(ii'  lion 

eve  ])i'o\vs 

SCO  roll 

formed 

colli  pli'x  ion 

stat  lire 

dirt 

111!  cut 

ir  rci:-  ii  I;ir 

jitli  lete 

de  voiit 

re  liu;  ion 

an  i  iiKil  cd 

atli  let  ic 

(iuick 

ex  er  cise 

94 

The  king  was  of  middle  stature,  well  ])r()portioned  and 
hardy,  and  active  from  athletic  exercises.  Ilis  carriage 
was  free,  erect,  and  majestic.  He  had  a  clear,  serene 
forehead,  which  appeared  more  lofty  from  liis  head  being 
partly  liald.  His  eyel)ro\vs  were  large;  —  his  eyes  were 
clear  and  animated  ;  his  complexion  was  somewhat  ruddy, 
and  scorched  by  the  toils  of  war;  his  mouth  moderate, 
well  formed  and  Ln-aci<>ns  in  expression;  liis  teeth  white 
though  small  ;ind  incLnilar;  his  speech  (piick  and  llueiit. 
He    was    simple    in    dress    and    diet,   and    devout    in    iiis 

religion.  — W Asin.N(.T<iN  hcviNfi. 

5G 


95 

in  tro  duce     in  tro  due  tion     ap  par  el     pro  claims 
hand  ker  chief  nee  es  sa  ry 

Neat  clothing  is  a  good  letter  of  introduction. 

—  Scottish. 

The  apparel  oft  proclaims  the  man. 


—  Shakespeare. 

96 

97 

98 

99 

jack  et 

slip  pers 

ruf  fie 

suit 

trou  sers 

or  na  ment 

cal  i  CO 

sew 

tai lor 

brace  let 

e  las  tic 

but  ton 

rib  bon 

pearl 

fab  ric 

wrin  kle 

ho  sier  y 

cot  ton 

ma  te  ri  al 

vel  vet 

fash  ion 

de  sign 

ging  ham 

flan  nel 

100 

101 

102 

103 

in  dus  try  in  sore    ad  ver  tise  as  so  ci  a  tion 

in  dus  tries  in  come  advertisement  au  tlior  i  ty 

in  dus  tri  ous  part  iier  em  ploy  ment     ca  reer 

as  sist  ant  ad  vise    em  ploy  er         ap  ]di  cant 

assistance     local       associate         ai)plii'a  tion 

57 


GOVERNMENT 
104  105 

foi- iiial         oi'dain        domestic  security 

Ini-  HUM-        (le  feat       tran  (|uil  \h)s  iw  i  tv 

tor  iiicr  ly    wel  fare      tran  qiiil  li  ty   con  sti  tu  tion 

106 

Wo,  the  people  of  the  United  States,  in  order  to  form 
a  more  perfect  union,  establish  justice,  insure  domestic 
tranquillity,  })rovide  for  the  common  defense,  promote  the 
general  Avelfare,  and  secure  the  hlessmgs  of  liberty  to 
ourselves  and  our  jjostcrity,  do  ordain  and  establish  this 
constitution  foi-  the  United  States  of  America. 

The  above  para^raj)!!  is  the  introduction  or  prc- 
aml)lc  to  the  (onstituticju  of  the  United  States.  It 
tells  wliy  the  Constitution  was  made.  After  your 
teaelier  lias  explained  tlie  ineaMin,<;-,  study  this  pre- 
amble and  write  it  from  memory. 

107 

p)\  em        trov  er  nor  piN  eni  ment        cit  i  /en 

<'  'pial  i  ty  (le  pail  ineut  e  (pial  ly 


108 

109 

may  or 

e  lect 

pol  i  cy 

con  gress 

mar  shal 

e  lee  tion 

po  lit  i  cal 

ses  sion 

conn  ty 

chair  man 

plat  form 

com  mit  tee 

110 

111 

112 

113 

dis  trict 

cup  f  ul 

watch  ful 

truth  ful 

bal  lot 

spoon  ful 

bas  ket  ful 

trust  ful 

sen  ate 

fear  ful 

dread  ful 

shame  ful 

em  pire 

Land  ful 

pow  er  ful 

mourn  ful 

re  pub  lie 

wake  ful 

aw  ful 

fright  ful 

With  what  syllable  does  every  word  in  Lessons  111- 
113  end?  There  is  only  one  /  at  the  end  of  each  final 
syllable.  When  the  word  full  forms  the  ending  of 
another  word,  it  is  always  written  with  one  /. 


114 


fan  cy 
fan  ci  ful 


play  pit  y  plen  ty 

play  ful  pit  i  ful  i)len  ti  ful 

Which  of  the  words  in  the  above  lesson  changes  the 

final  y  to  i  when  ful  is  added?     Why?     Which  does 

not?     Why  not? 

59 


U5 

su  per  in  tend  cut   en  ter  tain  nient   in  ves  ti  ga  tion 
prin  ci  pal  pub  li  ca  tion        pho  to  graph 

116 

ci  giir  to  bac  co       nies  sen  ger      ea  det 

cig  a  rette      cam  cr  a       as  seni  bly        can  di  date 

117 

re  spect      com  ]\a  ny         rep  u  ta  tion      lias  ti  ly 
es  teem       sign  as  so  ci  ate         be  hav  ior 

118 

Rules  of  I'kiiavior 

Every  action  in  company  ought  to  he  with  some  sign  of 
respect  U)  those  present. 

Tliink  hcfore  you  speak,  pronounce  not  imperfectly,  nor 
Ijrin^  your  words  too  hastily,  hut  onh'rly  and  distinctly. 

A.s.sociate  your.self   witli    nit-ii    (tf   good   (juality,   if  you 

esteem  your  c)wn  rej)utation  ;   for  il   is  i)i'tter  to  he  alone 

than  in  l»ad  company.  — GKoioiK  Wamhinmjton. 

00 


All  service  is  the  same  with  God — P.rowning. 


119 

cler  gy  man 
bisli  op 
min  is  ter 
131'iest 
bless  ing 

123 

oath 

term 

crime 

in  no  cent 

po  lice 

127 

ar  rest 
en  trance 
flight 
length 
an  swer 


120 

ser  mon 
wor  ship 
cat  e  chism 
chap  el 
choir 

124 

^\[i  ness 
pi  rate 
bur  glar 
cap  tive 
cap  ture 

128 

meas  ure 
run  ning 
al  low 
them  selves 
spec  ial 


121 

col  lee  tion 
hymn 
ser  vant 
ser  vice 
law  yer 

125 

cir  cuit 
court 
con  suit 
con  vict 
con  vince 

129 

wait 
a  wait 
sup  pose 
for  ward 
loss 


122 

le  gal 
il  le  gal 
in  her  it 
jus  tice 

126 

ar  gu  ment 
de  ci  sion 
dis  grace 
dis  pute 
jew  el  er 

130 

ob  ject 
man  nor 
fea  ture 
in  jure 


man  a  ger 


61 


Labor,  you  know,  is  prayer — Bayard  Tavlok. 


131 

132 

133 

134 

drug  <rist 

throat 

den  tist 

ar  ter  y 

(li  plo  ma 

al  t'o  liol 

cav  i  ty 

vein 

(lis  play 

tal)  let 

de  cay 

cramp 

ex  liil)  il 

li(l  nor 

dis  ease 

deaf 

ar  ni  ca 

lix  ture 

pulse 

stom  acli 

135 

136 

137 

138 

ill  ncss 

a  poth  c  ca  ry 

valve 

pol  ish 

[rrij)pc 

teni  ])er  a  turc 

var  nisli 

switch 

croup 

tlier  mom  c  tei 

r         as  pluilt 

brake 

phys  ic 

vac  ci  nate 

cin  der 

tack  le 

l)oul  lice 

can  cer 

cliis  el 

sig  nal 

L39 

140 

141 

142 

llu  id 

Ho  I'ist          car 

na  tion        ag 

ri  cul  ture 

111  Icr 

fci'  li  li/,(^     LLC  r; 

;i  ni  uui       lot  tuce 

^^as  (»  line 

l»nll  (jiK't        cat   ( 

,'!■  pil  lai-      lo  ( 

•ust 

lii;ili  way 

fn  li  iiLic         (lee 

o  I'alc           inai/c 

ciutcll 

ill  sect         dec 

()  I'a  tion      itai 

•s  nil) 

02 


Taste  the  joy  that  springs  from  labor Longfellow. 


143 

144 

145 

146 

plan  ta  tioii 

rhu  barb 

bram  ble 

churn 

po  ta  toes 

ru  ral 

breed 

cis  tern 

poul  try 

cu  cum  be 

ir       bri  er 

chopped 

piimi)  kin 

a  pri  cot 

eel  er  y 

rye 

rasp  ber  ries 

1      as  par  a  gi 

us      chore 

drought 

147 

148 

149 

150 

man  u  fac  tiire       fi  ber 

ma,  chin  er  y 

'     sam  pie 

man  u  fac  tur  er    f ric  tion 

L    ma  chin  ist 

ve  hi  cle 

found  ry 

mor  tar 

me  clmn  ics 

bel  lows 

foun  da  tion 

pat  ent 

con  tract 

re  pair 

hy  drant 

fau  cet 

con  trac  tor 

in  dine 

151 

152 

153 

154 

bank  er 

cash  ier 

ker  0  sene 

lob  ster 

draft 

pay  ment 

gin  ger 

mack  er  el 

de  pos  it 

mer  chant 

fac  to  ry 

sal  mon 

cred  it 

whole  sale 

fur  ni  ture 

bu  reau 

clerk 

re  tail 

hal  i  but 

cab  i  net 

G3 


Without  labor  life  is  dull,  a  uiau  useless. 

155                       156  157                           158 

UK)  las  SOS  starch  cheap  ly              ma  son 

mus  tard  sail  sa  ges  ciii  na  iiioii          trow  el 

milt  ton  vanilla  co  co  nnt             granite 

grease  vinegar  kodak                 auction 

sir  11])  almond  auctioneer        lens 

159                        160  161                       162 

launder  household  salad  dessert 

laun  (li'v  inutlin  cafe  ])ro  ])ri  e  tor 

knead  om  e  let  canned  res  tau  rant 

grid  die  ])as  try  cliow  dcr  aj)  pe  tite 

luncli  eon  pi'o  vi  sions    cus  tard  hoard  cr 

163                         164  165                     166 

ten  ant  un  dcr  tak  cr     ac  tor  en  gine 

ten  e  ment  hearse  tlu^  a  tcr        en  gi  nc(M' 

a]tai't  casket  applaud        genuine 

a  pail  nicnl  col"  tin  an  di  v\\c('      (|ui  et 

Nacant  cemetery         ad  mi  lal        \V(U"k 

^  r.i 


Review  List 

On  this  cand  the  following  page  are  148  of  the  1000 
most  common  words.  You  have  studied  all  of  them. 
How  many  can  you  spell  correctly  ? 


spend 

engine 

newspaper 

employ 

enjoy 

family 

daughter 

property 

awful 

favor 

answer 

select 

usual 

husband 

reply 

firm 

vacation 

amount 

oblige 

region 

beautiful 

human 

sail 

convict 

flight 

view 

cities 

private 

travel 

election 

known 

command 

rapid 

clerk 

several 

debate 

trouble 

though 

desire 

crowd 

entrance 

o'clock 

nearly 

factor}^ 

importance 

support 

sometimes 

pul^lish 

carried 

does 

declare 

represent 

loss 

regard 

engage 

term 

fortune 

escape 

final 

section 

empire 

since 

terrible 

relative 

mayor 

which 

surprise 

progress 

wait 

length 

period 

entire 

beg 

destroy 

addition 

president 

63 


inoa.su  re 

information 

j)erhai)s 

drown 

famous 

whom 

their 

secure 

serve 

arrest 

written 

honor 

estate 

women 

arrange 

promise 

remeinlx'r 

presiMit 

forenoon 

wreck 

either 

action 

lose 

prepare 

important 

justice 

combination 

vessel 

due 

gentleman 

avenue 

busy 

include 

enclose 

neighbor 

prefer 

runiiin<^ 

await 

weigh 

dilTerent 

allow 

wonderful 

wear 

according 

position 

direction 

entertain 

education 

field 

fonvard 

salary 

common 

ledge 

although 

visitor 

diamond 

claim 

j)rom])t 

publication 

together 

primary 

attempt 

machine 

art  icle 

result 

whose 

toward 

general 

Saturday 

statement 

success 

tomorrow 

66 


Vocabulary  for  the  Sixth  Year 


aboard 

annoyed 

asparagus 

basketful 

accomphsh 

annual 

asphalt 

bathing 

account 

answer 

assembly 

beha\'ior 

achieve 

apart 

assistance 

belief 

action 

apartment 

assistant 

believe 

actor 

apothecary 

associate 

believing 

admiral 

apparel 

association 

bellows 

admission 

appearance 

athlete 

berth 

adopt 

appetite 

athletic 

beware 

adventures 

applaud 

Atlantic 

bishop 

advertise 

applicant 

attached 

blessing 

advertisement 

application 

attention 

boarder 

advise 

approach 

auction 

bomb 

agriculture 

apricot 

auctioneer 

bore 

ahead 

argument 

audience 

boring 

alcohol 

arise 

authority 

bounce 

allow 

arises 

await 

bouncing 

almond 

arising 

awaken 

bouf[uet 

altar 

armor 

awful 

box 

altogether 

arnica 

baggage 

bracelet 

ancient 

arrest 

bald 

bracket 

anecdotes 

arrival 

ballot 

l:)rake 

animated 

arrive 

banker 

bramble 

annoy 

artery 

banner 

breed 

67 


l^rief 

catechism 

cistern 

congress 

brier 

cateipillar 

citizen 

constitution 

British 

ca\'ity 

claim 

consult 

bmsh 

cedar 

clapboard 

consume 

buffalo 

ceiling 

clerk 

continue 

bungalow 

celeiy 

clerg}'man 

contract 

ijuoy 

cemetery 

closely 

contractor 

bureau 

ceremony 

cloudy 

contradict 

burglar 

chairman 

clutch 

contradiction 

button 

chapel 

cobweb 

convict 

cabinet 

character 

coconut 

convnice 

cadet 

cheaply 

coffin 

cotton 

caf6 

Chi(>f 

collect 

counterfeit 

calico 

chisel 

collection 

county 

camera 

choir 

combination 

court 

cancer 

choj)ped 

coml)ine 

cramp 

candidate 

chore 

comfort 

ci-edit 

canned 

chowder 

committee 

crime 

captive 

Christmas 

company 

crouj) 

capture 

cluii-n 

coiiipare 

cruise 

career 

cigar 

comparing 

crutch 

cargo 

cigarette 

complexion 

cucum])er 

carnation 

cinder 

conceit 

cupful 

cawhier 

ciiuianujn 

concludes 

cui-se 

casket 

circuit 

coiichisiun 

cushion 

(is 


custard 

deserve 

editor 

equator 

customary 

design 

educate 

escape 

damage 

dessert 

education 

establish 

dancing 

devout 

eight 

esteem 

darkness 

diet 

elastic 

event 

dawn 

diploma 

elect 

excel 

deaf 

disaster 

election 

excellence 

decay 

disease 

empire 

excellent 

deceit 

disgrace 

employer 

excursion 

deceitful 

display 

employment 

exercise 

decisive 

dispute 

enclose 

exhibit 

decision 

district 

endowed 

ex-pense 

declaration 

dizzy 

engage 

ex-pensive 

declared 

dodge 

engine 

ex-perience 

declined 

domestic 

engineer 

ex-pression 

decorate 

draft 

England 

exterior 

decoration 

dreadful 

English 

ej'ebrows 

defeat 

drought 

enlarge 

fabric 

defend 

dmdge 

entertainment 

fact 

defense 

drudgery 

entrance 

factory 

defensive 

druggist 

en\ded 

fanciful 

dentist 

durable 

en\'ious 

fancy 

departure 

during 

en\y 

farewell 

deposit 

earliest 

equality 

fashion 

description 

echo 

equally 

faucet 

69 


favorable 

fore^T^ 

ginger 

hearse 

favorite 

forfeit 

gingham 

hearty 

fearful 

formal 

glass 

heifer 

feature 

formed 

gleaming 

height 

feeling 

former 

gnaws 

hero 

fertilize 

formerly 

gossip 

highway 

festival 

forward 

govern 

hoist 

fil)er 

foundation 

government 

holiday 

field 

foundiy 

governor 

hosiery 

fiend 

fox 

gracious 

household 

fierce 

fragrant 

gradually 

hydrant 

filter 

freight 

granite 

hymn 

fixture 

friction 

grease 

icicle 

flannel 

friend 

griddle 

idleness 

flight 

frightful 

grief 

illegal 

florist 

frontier 

grieve 

illness 

fluent 

fulfill 

grippe 

immediate 

flui.i 

fund 

group 

impertinence 

foenian 

funeral 

hailed 

impertinent 

foliage 

furniture 

halihut 

incline 

folks 

gallantly 

halt 

include 

following 

garment 

hanilful 

income 

foolish 

gtisoline 

handkerchief 

industries 

forehead 

genuine 

hasten 

industrious 

foreign 

geranium 

hastily 
7(1 

industiy 

inform 

kerosene 

majestic 

militia 

information 

knead 

majesty 

minister 

inherit 

kodak 

manager 

mischief 

injure 

launder 

manner 

miser 

innocent 

lawyer 

mansion 

mocked 

inquire 

legal 

manufacture 

moderate 

insect 

leisure 

manufacturer 

moist 

inspector 

length 

marine 

moisture 

inspection 

lens 

mai-shal 

molasses 

insure 

liquor 

mason 

mortar 

insurance 

lobster 

material 

moth 

interior 

local 

maxim 

motto 

introduce 

locust 

mayor 

mournful 

introduction 

lodge 

measure 

mourning 

invent 

lofty 

mechanics 

move 

invention 

loss 

medical 

muffin 

investigation 

lowered 

meeting 

musician 

Ireland 

luncheon 

memorial 

mustard 

Irish 

luxury 

memoiy 

mutton 

irregular 

machinciy 

mention 

nation 

jacket 

machinist 

merchant 

national 

jeweler 

mackerel 

mere 

necessaiy 

journal 

magazine 

messenger 

necessity 

justice 

mahogany 

middle 

negro 

jury 

maize 

militaiy 

neigh 

71 


neighbor 

Pacific 

play 

promote 

neither 

])ala('e 

playful 

promotion 

newspajjer 

parish 

l^ledge 

proof 

niece 

j)ai"snip 

jilentiful 

proportion 

nol)lest 

partner 

])lenty 

})roportioneci 

nonsense 

pastry 

j)olicc 

proprietor 

novelty 

patent 

policy 

])roudly 

oath 

pause 

polish 

})ro  visions 

(jl)ject 

payment 

political 

])ublications 

observe 

jx'arl 

portion 

publish 

occasion 

performed 

posterity 

pulse 

occiij)ati()n 

pci-fume 

potato 

pumpkin 

ocean 

permit 

|)()ult  ic(^ 

})uiictual 

odor 

photographs 

poultry 

])urchase 

olTense 

])hysic 

])o\verful 

]nizzle 

oiTensive 

})iazza 

])  reserve 

(|uaint 

omelet 

])iece 

preRer\'ing 

cjualify 

(i|)iiii(iii 

pier 

l)r('t('ii(l 

([ualities 

iti-clicsl  I'a 

|)i('rce 

])riest 

((uality 

ordain 

l)irate 

primarily 

([uaiitities 

ortjanize 

])itiful 

piimarv 

(juantity 

ori^^in 

pity 

l)rincipal 

(|uick 

ori'iiiiial 

])lanne(l 

prison 

(|ui('( 

oriiaiiiciit 

pl;iiit:il  idii 

proclaims 

((notations 

oi'j)han 

|»lal  l'(»|-iii 

|)r(i,Lj;iam 

((Uotcs 

ramble 

reputation 

Tje 

servant 

ramparts 

request 

sacrifice 

serves 

raspberries 

require 

sailor 

service 

readily 

rescue 

safety 

session 

ready 

resolution 

safest 

sew 

receipt 

resolve 

salad 

shameful 

receive 

respect 

salmon 

shield 

recitation 

respond 

salute 

shingles 

recognize 

response 

sample 

shipwreck 

recover 

restaurant 

sausage 

sickness 

refer 

retail 

scent 

siege 

refuse 

retire 

schedule 

sieve 

regulations 

review 

scorch 

sign 

reign 

revolution 

Scotland 

signal 

rein 

revolver 

Scottish 

silence 

rejoice 

reward 

security 

silent 

relief 

rhubarb 

seize 

silently 

relieve 

ribbon 

seized 

simple 

religion 

riddle 

select 

simplicity 

remedy 

rocket 

senate 

simplify 

reminded 

route 

sensation 

simply 

remove 

i-uddy 

separate 

simp 

repair 

ruffle 

serene 

skein 

represent 

nuniing 

series 

sketches 

republic 

rural 

sermon 

sleigh 

slipi)ei's 

supreme 

tranquillity 

^'ulgarity 

siiiiliiig 

surest 

treasure 

wait 

sovereign 

s^^^tch 

trousei's 

wakeful 

spangled 

tablet 

trowel 

waltz 

special 

tackle 

tmstful 

watchful 

spectators 

tailor 

truthful 

welcome 

spoonful 

temperature 

twilight 

welfare 

staff 

tenant 

uncover 

weigh 

starch 

tenement 

undertaker 

weight 

stature 

term 

vacant 

which 

steamer 

thankful 

vaccinate 

wholesale 

stomach 

theater 

valve 

widows 

streaming 

themselves 

vanilla 

wield 

stripes 

thermometer 

various 

wireless 

style 

thief 

varnish 

wish 

submit 

throat 

vaiy 

witness 

sui)mitting 

throughout 

vehicle 

work 

sul)scril3e 

tier 

veil 

worse 

success 

tobacco 

vein 

woi-shij) 

suggest 

together 

velvet 

woret 

suit 

torch 

veranda 

wrapped 

sunrise 

total 

A'inegar 

wreck 

sunset 

tour 

volume 

wrinkle 

supcriiitciKlent 

tourist 

voyage 

yield 

suppose 

traii(|uil 

\ulgar 

yoke 

71 


THE   ALDINE   SPELLER 

PART   FOUR 
SEVENTH   YEAR 


To  THE  Pupils: 

The  Efficient  Guide 

]\Iy  friend  and  I  were  planning  a  camping  and  fishing  trip 
in  Canada.  We  were  most  anxious  to  secure  the  services 
of  an  excellent  guide,  as  the  success  and  pleasure  of  such  an 
excursion  depend  largely  upon  the  boatman  hired.  Years 
before  I  had  ^^sited  the  same  countr}^,  ha^'ing  at  that  time 
the  finest  guide  in  the  province,  even  then  called  ''  Old 
Jean."  Jean  was  now  quite  too  old  to  accompany  us,  but  I 
knew  he  still  kept  up  his  interest  and  watched  and  criticized 
the  younger  guides  freely ;  so  to  Old  Jean  we  went. 

After  expressing  our  regrets  that  he  could  not  be  our 
guide  again,  I  asked,  "Tell  us,  Jean,  who  is  the  next  best 
guide  to  you?" 

"Take  Frangois,"  was  his  brief  reply. 

"But  why?  In  what  way  is  he  l)etter  than  others?" 
I  asked,  somewhat  surprised,  for  Francois  did  not  seem 
so  strong  as  some  of  the  other  guides  we  had  met. 

"  He  never  needs  more  than  one  match  to  light  a  Jire/'  was 
Old  Jean's  answer. 

"Good  !"  I  answered.     "Francois  is  the  man  for  us  !" 

If  you  have  ever  seen  a  man  light  a  fire  in  the  open  with 
one  match,  you  will  know  what  it  means.  Before  lighting 
the  match,  the  man  must  know  how  the  wind  blows,  and 
shelter  the  flame,  ^^llen  striking  he  must  use  just  enough 
energy  to  light  it  without  bi-(\-iking  it ;  the  kindlings  must  be 

iii 


carefully  selected  and  well  made ;  the  first  flicker  of  a  light 
must  he  protected  and  encouraged  to  spread. 

That  one  sentence  —  lie  iicvcr  needs  more  than  one  mateh 
to  light  a  fire,  wa^s  the  highest  recommendation  a  guide  could 
receive.  It  meant  that  he  was  a  man  who  used  his  head ; 
who  planned  out  things  ahead  of  time  and  worked  them  out 
surely  and  delil)erately.  He  would  not  get  excited,  but 
woukl  meet  eveiy  difficulty  as  it  came  along,  and  overcome 
it.  He  used  just  the  right  amount  of  energ}'  and  used  it 
at  just  the  right  time.  AMien  he  took  a  tiling  in  hand,  it 
was  done  —  was  finished  —  there  was  no  gohig  back  and 
doing  it  over  and  over  again. 

If  all  men,  women,  boys,  and  girls  had  the  same  habit 
established,  how  easy  and  how  happy  all  work  would 
become ! 

The  time  to  form  that  habit  is  now.  The  oecasion,  the 
mastery  of  this  s})('ner. 

Meet  eveiy  daA''s  lesson  as  Francois  met  his  tasks.  vStudy 
each  word;  find  the  little  difficulty  it  contains;  master  it, 
once  for  all.  1  )on't  spend  the  rest  of  your  life  reviewing  and 
nn'sspelling  the  same  word.  Be  like  Fran9ois,  liiiht  your  fire 
with  one  mateh. 


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Seventh  Year 

I  tell  you,  earnestly,  you  must  get  into  the  habit  of 
looking  intensely  at  words,  assuring  yourself  of  their 
meaning,  syllable  by  syllable,  nay,  letter  hy  letter. 

JuiIX    EUSKIN. 

One  Hundred  "Spelling  Demons" 


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2 

3 

4 

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friend 

done 

would 

their 

some 

hear 

can't 

there 

been 

here 

sure 

separate 

since 

write 

loose 

don't 

used 

writing 

lose 

meant 

always 

heard 

Wednesday 

business 

where 

does 

country 

many 

women 

once 

February 

5 

6 

7 

8 

know 

ready 

making 

believe 

(juuld 

forty 

dear 

knew 

seems 

hour 

guess 

laid 

Tuesday 

trouble 

says 

tear 

wear 

among 

having 

choose 

answer 

busy 

just 

tired 

t  wo 

built 

doctor 

grammar 

too 

color 

wliether 

minute 

9 

10 

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any 

tlirougli 

week 

said 

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every 

often 

lioai'se 

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they 

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truly 

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xcry 

aclu; 

suiiar 

easy 

none 

lead 

straight 

Words  Frequently  Misspelled 

The  following  one  hundred  common  words  arc  fre- 
quently misspelled.  You  have  had  every  one  of  them 
in  previous  grades.  If  you  are  not  sure  of  every  one 
of  them,  you  should  master  them  now.  Notice  the 
peculiar  part  of  each  word  that  sometimes  leads  to  its 
misspelHng,  and  always  write  it  correctly. 


13 

14 

15 

16 

disappoint 

ladies 

travel 

until 

necessary 

nature 

engine 

chief 

necessity 

awful 

nearly 

figure 

recommend 

almost 

whose 

worth 

accomplish 

already 

buried 

fourth 

altogether 

carried 

weigh 

l)retty 

argument 

section 

either 

shoukl 

appearance 

although 

neither 

article 

Let  the  accent  of  words  be  watched,  and  closely  ;  let 
their  meaning  be  watched  more  closely  still. 


RUSKIN. 


17 

18 

19 

20 

written 

beautiful 

clothes 

honor 

course 

carriage 

union 

guard 

tiuight 

luairiage 

notliing 

dollar 

cheap 

banana 

memory 

using 

wound 

faitliful 

money 

build 

weatlicr 

(jiiotation 

jewelry 

belief 

knowledge 

another 

measure 

bureau 

oi)inion 

condition 

alcohol 

cashier 

21 

22 

23 

24 

freight 

governor 

sj)ecial 

denial 

field 

genuine 

families 

eightli 

woi-st 

laiiudrv 

miscliief 

salary 

Itui'ial 

forgetting 

ol)edient 

source 

l)iv;i(ltli 

restaurant 

sincei'ely 

steady 

(•iii'ioiis 

judgUK'nl 

sensible 

tliief 

couitcous 

accurate 

realize 

wealth 

precious 

l)cii('litc(l 

\ai'ie(y 

people 

patience 

con  ra  ill 'Oils 

eai'liesl 

li(pior 

All  of  the  words  on  this  page  may  be  used  in  writing 
about  animal  life.  Make  sentences  using  as  many  of 
these  words  as  possible. 


25 

26 

27 

28 

al  li  ga  tor 

ca  na  ry 

mos  qui  to 

leo  pard 

croc  0  dile 

pi  geon 

buf  fa  lo 

ti  ger 

rep  tile 

OS  trich 

mon  key 

coy  0  te 

cat  er  pil  lar 

par  tridge 

don  key 

bea  ver 

tur  tie 

tur  key 

wolf 

squir  rel 

liz  ard 

swal  low 

plieas  ant 

rab  bit 

29 

30 

31 

32 

im  i  tate 

war  ble 

chews 

fatal 

im  i  ta  tion 

feath  er 

clum  sy 

com  bat 

mim  ic 

car  ol 

de  vour 

shriek 

hid  e  ous 

whis  tie 

bur  row 

seize 

fu  ri  ous 

hos  tile 

pur  suit 

fe  ro  cious 

33 

swim  ming 

hor  rid 

an  i  mal 

haunt 

mi  grate 

mas  sive 

crea  ture 

havoc 

34 

Be  careful  of  the  .silent  Idlers  in  these  words. 


])ris  tie 

bus  tie 

guest 

maid  en 

wres  tie 

lius  tie 

ghost 

lion  est  ly 

35 

36 

;in  tlieni 

soup 

ar  gue 

wring 

an\  ious 

a  dai)t 

teinpt 

youth 

arc  lie 

(liteh 

du  et 

heir 

(TO  (juet 

ease 

haul 

log  ie 

an  eient 

vague 

type 

rai  sin 

Each  of  the  above  words  has  one  thing  to  be  mastered. 

What  is  it? 

The  following;  nouns  form  their  })lurals  ])y  rhanpjinp; 
final  //  to  /'  and  addiii.ij;  ( s.     \\  rite  the  i)hn'al  of  each. 

37  38 

agony  Italeony  majoi'ity         mystery 

al  ly  bound  a  I'y  mi  iioi' i  ty         nursery 

miser  y        ea  |»ac  i  ty  a  pol  o  Liy  \  ie  {o  ry 

(i 


Troublesome  Endings  —  or,  ar,  er. 
39                           40                            41  42 

au  thor  gov  er  nor  or  a  tor         cred  i  tor 

doc  tor  con  quer  or  jun  ior  sen  a  tor 

debt  or  sue  ces  sor  liar  bor         trai  tor 

0  dor  in  ven  tor  ru  nior  hor  ror 

tu  tor  an  ces  tor  li(|  nor  au  di  tor 

43  44  45  46 

va  por  as  ses  sor       ben  e  fac  tor  mus  cu  lar 

cam  phor       di  rec  tor        ea  deav  or  cal  en  dar 

fac  tor  so  lie  i  tor       bach  e  lor  sim  i  lar 

war  rior         e  qua  tor        con  due  tor  reg  u  lar 

em  per  or       su  i)e  ri  or      com  pet  i  tor  gram  mar 

47  48  49  50 

sur  ren  der         treas  ur  er      ledg  er  ma  neu  ver 

typewriter        diameter     drawer  oyster 

ste  nog  ra  pher  cyl  in  der       pray  er  bowl  der 

barometer        encounter    leader  plumber 

em  broid  er         cus  tom  er      \ydu  i)er  la  bor  er 

7 


51 

Carefully  review  th(^  lessons  on  pa^c  7,  being  sure 
to  remember  the  endings.  There  are  several  words 
needing  special  study.  Be  careful  of  autJior,  junior, 
auditor,  assessor,  maneuver,  cylinder,  solicitor.  Notice 
the  difficulty  in  every  word  on  that  page. 

52  53 

studies  iii(a])able  hel])  less  foul 

busi  ness  sub  uiit  ling  stal  wart  shirk 

fear  less  e  qual  ly  wick  ed  aught 

ten  der  priu  ei  i)le  de  praved  weak 

54 

The  hest  boys  I  know  —  tlic  host  men  T  know  —  are 
g(jod  at  their  studies  or  their  business,  fearless  and  stal- 
wart, hated  and  feared  by  all  that  is  wickc^l  and  dejjraved, 
incapable  of  sul)niitting  to  wrongdoing,  ami  ii|iially  inca- 
}»able  of  being  aught  but  tender  to  the  weak  and  help- 
less. ...  In  life,  as  in  a  fuolball  game,  the  |)iiiu'ii>l(' 
to  follow  is:  Hit  the  liin^  hard;  don't  foul  and  don't 
shirk,  but  hit  the*  line  hard  ! 

lino.SFVrLT. 

8 


Related 

Words 

55 

believe 

believing 

believed 

belief 

apply 

applying 

56 

applied 

applicant 

marry 

marrying 

married 

marriage 

arrive 

arriving 
57 

arrived 

arrival 
58 

pleasant 

pleasure 

know 

knowledge 

choose 

choice 

create 

creature 

unite 

union 

carry 

carriage 

relieve 

relief 

strong 

strength 

center 

central 
59 

complain 

complaint 

60 

pure 

purity 

capture 

captive 

real 

reality 

conceit 

conceive 

nature 

natural 

breath 

breathe 

moist 

moisture 

native 

nation 

image 

imagine 

warm 

warmth 

Relati 

:i)  W 
61 

UliDS 

busy 

la/y 

final 

fatal 

luisily 

la/ily 

finally 

fatally 

business 

la/iness 

62 

finality 

fatality 

silent 

study 

able 

break 

silcully 

student 

ably 

broke 

silence 

studious 

63 

ability 

broken 

write 

writing 

w  lote 

written 

fi'eeze 

freezing 

froze 

frozen 

arise 

ai'ising 

64 

arose 

arisen 

clioose 

clioosing 

cliose 

chosen 

i^ll(l\V 

know  Jul:' 

knew 

IxIlOW  11 

bi'gin 

bi'Liiniiing 

bepm 

be^Li'un 

I'e  CMrcful   to  s|)cil    frozen  with  a  ::  and  chosen   witli 
an  s. 

10 


ScnooL  Words 

65 

66                              67 

68 

istli  mus 

vol  ( 

za  noes           de  gree           strait 

pla  teau 

bound  a  ry           ra  di  us          o  cean 

is  land 

me  ] 

rid  i  an           par  al  lei        prai  rie 

gla  cier 

hem  i  sphere        di  vi  sion        ca  nal 

e  qua  tor 

geo 

g  ra  phy         min  er 

al        a  re  a 

69 

70 

71 

Ion  gi  tilde 

prep  0  si  tion 

ti  nan  cial 

lat  i  tilde 

par  a  graph 

com  iner  cial 

mascii  line 

pos  ses  sive 

in  dus  tri  al 

fern  i  nine 

di  a  gram 

ag  ri  cul  ture 

ab  bre  vi  a  tion 

ad  jec  tive 

pop  11  la  tion 

72 

73 

74 

a  ritli  me  tic 

na  tion  al 

pliys  i  ol  0  gy 

cur  ren  cy 

re  ])ul)  lie  an 

hy  gi  ene 

mul  ti  i)li  ca 

tion 

dem  0  crat  ic 

con  ta  gious 

nu  mer  a  tor 

par  lia  ment 

in  fee  tious 

de  noni  i  na 

tor 

gov  ern  ment 

vac  ci  na  tion 

11 


75  76 

nc  CCS  si  1y     cl  o  (iiient  a  base         com  plete 

iiuc  es  sa  rv     v\  o  (Humicc  a  bu  sivc    coin  ])le  tion 

ton  verse        restraint  discreet     gentleman 
con  ver  sa  tion  dis  ere  tion 

J.ook  up  tiic  pronunciation  of  conijjhiion,  discretion, 
and  abuse  in  your  dictiona^3^  Notice  that  abuse  is 
pronounced  one  way  as  a  noun  and  another  as  a  verb. 
Necessity  and  necessary  are  often  misspelled. 

77 

Kihicatiuu  begins  a  geiitleinan,  conversation  completes 

'^^"^'  ClIKSTKKFnCLI). 

Abusive  language  is  abuse  of  language. 
Would  you  escape  tlie  necessity  of  restrahit  by  others? 
Then  exercise  self-restraint. 

78  79 

weary  ])(»!•  tor  drowsy  u])  ])oint 

wca  li  ly         liic  man  di'ow  si  ly        con  nect 

dicai' y  engine  ()|)erate  connection 

'Ileal-  i  Iv       en  ii.i  neci"      xol  iin  tcer      niur  niiir 


Synonyms 

A  synonym  is  a  word  having  the  same,  or  nearly  the 
same,  meaning  as  another. 

80  81 

calm  ly  gen  u  ine     ap  point  ment    si  lence 

com  po8  ed  ly  real  po  si  tion  still  ness 

qui  et  ly  sin  cere       of  tice  qui  et 

tran  quil  ly      nat  u  ral     place  peace 

82 

The  Sleeper 

One  night  as  some  weary  soldiers  were  resting  in  camp, 
an  officer  entered  and  said,  "■  Men,  there  are  not  enough 
civilians  left  to  operate  the  railway.  Do  any  of  you  wish 
to  volunteer  as  porters,  engineers,  firemen,  or  for  any  other 
appointment  connected  with  the  railway?" 

For  a  time  the  silence  was  broken  by  snores  —  not  all 
genuine  ;  then  one  of  the  men  drowsily  but  calmly  muttered, 
"  Put  me  down  as  a  sleeper.  Captain." 

Re^\Titc  this  story,  using  synonyms  given  above  in 
place  of  the  w^rds  in  italics. 

13 


Some   Common   Synonyms 
83  84  85  86 

prefer        increase       complete      oblige 
choose        ad  \  ance       fin  islied        please 
e  lect  en  large        con  cliul  cd    grat  i  fy 


select         extend         entire  accommodate 

i\('  sire        spi'cad  end  ed  fa  vor 

Ian  c\         mag  ni  iy     to  tal  ben  c  lit 

87  88  89  90 

pnr  pose  distribute      important      popular 

(le  sign  scat  tcr  do  ci  sive  fa  vor  ite 

intention  allot  essential  liked 

aim  grant  ma  le  ri  al  ap  pro\ed 

plan  <lis  pense  |»i'om  i  nent  ac  cei)t  ed 

91  92 

(•on  {{'-aI        c\  ii-av  a  gant        en  ti'cat         an  cient 

disguise       l;i\  isli  ini  ploi'e       an  li(pi(» 

se  crelc        pro  Inse  be  scei'li       ol)  so  lete 

14 


93 

94 

95 

96 

mar  gin 

huge 

gloom 

be  held 

bor  der 

vast 

dark  ness 

saw 

edge 

gi  gan  tic 

ob  sou  ri  ty 

ob  served 

mon  ster 

mon  strous 

trav  el  er 

tow  er  ing 

de  mon 

e  nor  mous 

tonr  ist 

tall 

drag  on 

im  mense 

pil  grim 

high 

97 

IcHABOD  Crane's  Fright 

In  the  dark  sliadow  of  the  grove,  on  the  margin  of  the 
brook,  he  beheld  something  huge,  misshapen,  black,  and 
towering.  It  stirred  not,  but  seemed  gathered  in  the 
gloo7n,  like  some  gigantic  monster  ready  to  spring  upon 
the  traveler.  —Washington  Irving. 

Rewrite,  substituting  synonyms  from  Lessons  93  to 
96  for  the  words  in  italics. 

98  99 

a  ban  don  pret  ty  mem  o  ry  com  mon 

de  sert        beau  ti  ful      rec  ol  lee  tion     gen  er  al 
for  sake      hand  some     re  mem  brance  u  ni  \  or  sal 

15 


100  101 

attention     application      method     ef  ti  eient 

vi^  i  lance     clil  i  «^enee  sys  teni      com  pe  tent 

zeal  industry  habit        capable 

102 

ae  (Ml  ra  ey      dis  patch      con  (bict      ])nnc  tn  al  i  ty 
ex  act  ness     speed  con  trol       i)re  ci  sion 

103  104 

])iiii  ci  |>al      re  (piirc  busi  ncss  qnal  i  ty 

important    demand         vocation  property 

cinef  in  sist  oc  cu  pa  tion     at  tri  biite 

105 
Atfcntion,   nppllration,    accio'drj/,    method^  pimctualltii, 

and  (hsjutfcli  ai'c  the  iirnicijutl  (jit(ilit'iif<  \vliicli  arc  nqidrcd 

for  the  efficient  conduct  uf  butiine.s.s  of  any  sort. 

—  Smilks. 

Rewrite  tlie  above.  .sul)stitntinK  synonyms.  Oljsorvc 
that  while  there  is  a  basis  of  common  meaninti;,  syno- 
nyms du  not  usnally  mean  ( xdclli/  the  same. 

IG 


in  vin  ci  ble 
un  yield  ing 


106 

res  o  111  tion 


cour  age 


tern  J)  ta  tion 
al  lure  ment 


107 


men  ace 

re  li  ance               re  sist 

bur  den 

threat 

de  pend  ence         op  pose 

108 

weight 

choose 

vir  tue           fear  less 

truth 

se  lect 

pu  ri  ty          cou  ra  geous 

hon  es  ty 

109 

The  greatest  man  is  he  who  chooses  the  right  with 
invincible  resolution ;  who  resists  the  sorest  temptations 
from  within  and  without ;  who  bears  the  heaviest  burdens 
cheerfully ;  who  is  calmest  and  voio^i  fearless  under  menaces 
and  frowns ;  whose  reliance,  on  truth,  on  virtue,  on  God,  is 
most  unfaltering. 

ClIANXING. 

Write  the  above  from  dictation.  Rewrite,  substi- 
tuting synonyms  for  words  in  italics. 

17 


no  111 

ob  serv  ing     rliar  ac  tors    a  larm     dis  cov  er  y 

imt  ing  iia  tiii'es  tear         ex  plo  ration 

watch  ing       per  sons  ter  ror     in  ves  ti  ga  tion 

112  113  114  115 

manner       strange  travel  fre  (^nent 

(lis  tuni         won  del"  ful     jonr  ney  repeated 

fasli  ion        mar  vel  ons     wan  der  ing     con  tin  n  at 

lial)  it  (pieer  foreign  region 

be  liav  ior    nn  n  sn  al        al  ien  local  i  ty 

con  duct       odd  dis  tant  place 

116 

Thk  Kamuleii 

T  WHS  always  fond  of  visitinLr  new  scenes  and  ohscrving 
stnuiijc  chdnicUrs  and  mmnH  rs.  Even  when  a  mere  child 
I  l)egan  my  trnrrjs,  and  made  man}-  tonrs  of  disroverj/  into 
forcKjn  parts  and  unknown  rr(ji(ms  of  my  native  city,  to 
i\w  frrquent  (thtnn  of  my  })arents.    — W  amiin-.ton   Ikvinu. 

Kcwritc  the  al)ovc,  sul)stitutin^  synonyms. 


117                           118                       119  120 

de  scrip  tion  av  a  rice  ne  ces  si  ty  keen 

ac  count  greed  i  ness  need  sharp 

nar  ra  tive  stin  gi  ness  com  piil  sion  a  cute 


pen  u  ry 

cun  ning 

choice 

wealth 

pov  er  ty 

de  ceit 

pref  er  ence 

riches 

pri  va  tion 

craft 

121 

se  lee  tion 

plen  ty 

A  Description" 

Every  wrinkle  about  Lis  toothless  mouth  and  sharp, 
keen  eyes  told  of  avarice  and  cunning.  His  clothes  were 
nearly  threadbare,  but  it  was  easy  to  see  that  he  wore 
them  from  choice,  and  not  from  necessity  ;  all  his  looks 
and  gestures  told  of  wealth,  and  j^cmmj,  and  avarice. 

ClIAKLES    DiCKEXS. 


122 

123 

e  vent 

slen  der 

ei"  ror 

a  bun  (lant 

in  ci  dent 

slight 

mis  take 

plcii  ti  fill 

oc  cur  rence 

s      slim 

19 

blun  der 

am  i)le 

124  125 

already       until  parallel         million 

al  iiinst  wcl  fare  excel  lent      mil  i  ta  ry 

al  ways         wel  come  col  lege  al  might  y 

In  thr  above  words  remember  whether  it  is  one  / 
or  two. 

126 

pi'c  pare  an  to  graj)h  a  sy  luin  so  lo 

\)vop  a  ra  tion  a  pos  tro  phe 

Look  closely  at  the  pJi  m  apostrophe,  the  y  in  asylimi, 
antl  remember  that  there  arc  two  a's  in  preparation. 

127  128  129 

operator  constitution  discussion 

conductor  legislature  distinguish 

chauffeur  civilization  pai'tially 

ni;i  chin  ist  commissioner  a  i'r  o  plane 

jeweler  al  dci- man  philosophy 

(le  sign  er  sec  re  l;i  ry  |>lio  no  graph 

a  vi  a  tor  dip  lo  mat  ic  reg  i  ment 

20 


130 

131 

132 

iiii  pris  on 

ab  so  lute  ly 

lov  ing  ly 

il  lus  trate 

ad  di 

L  tion  al 

per  mis  sion 

rep  re  sent 

cele 

brate 

per  feet  ly 

rep  re  sen  ta  tive        eel  e 

bra  tion 

pros  per  i  ty 

an  nounce  ment          care 

less  ness 

pro  tec  tion 

133 

134 

135 

136 

ap  par  ent 

ap  peal 

em  i  nent 

va  ri  ous 

grad  u  al 

can  cus 

fa  mous 

dif  fer  ent 

grat  i  tilde 

cou  pon 

not  ed 

sev  er  al 

pen  sion 

in  ti  mate 

ad  age 

sol  emn 

weap  on 

re  source 

max  im 

so  ber 

conn  cil 

jeal ous 

pi'ov  erb 

se  ri  ous 

137 

138 

139 

140 

ac  tiv  i  ty 

pre  mi  um 

clause 

cro  diet 

vig  or  oils 

an  al  y  sis 

depth 

crys  tal 

ter  ri  ble 

syn  0  nym 

me  di  um 

anx  ious 

an  chor 

neii  ter 

nour  isli 

im  age 

char  ter 

ac  cent 

ra  vine 

weal  thy 

21 


143 

144 

of  li  cer 

man  i  fold 

('it  i  zen 

u  ni  verse 

foiiii  lain 

know!  edge 

re  la  tioii 

a  bun  dant 

141  142 

ed  u  <'a  lion       jii  ror 

mil  nic  i  ]»al  lion  est 

in  li'l  li  ^^ent  e  noiigh 

leg  is  la  tor  i)al  ace 

leg  is  la  lion  iiar  den       wit  ness  es      eoni  [)e  tent 

145 

Education" 

Education  must  prepare  our  citizens  to  become  munici- 
pal ollicers,  intelligent  jurors,  honest  witnesses,  legislators, 
or  competent  judges  of  legislation  —  in  fine,  to  (ill  all  the 
manifold  relations  of  life.  For  this  end  it  nnist  be  univer- 
sal. The  whole  land  must  be  watered  bv  the  streams  of 
knttwledge.  It  is  not  enough  to  liavc  here  ami  there  a 
beautiful  fountain  i)laying  in  jjalace  gardens,  but  let  it 
come  like  the  aliundant  fatness  of  the  clouds  upon  the 
thirsty  earth.  — IIoka.k  .Mann. 

146 

Ix'aii  ti  fill  ly         at  nios  idiorc         on  conr  ain^  mont 
circiiiii  stance      com  foil  a  l>ly       de  pail  ment 


147 

148 

149 

150 

a  bil  i  ty 

stud  ies 

busi  ness 

gen  er  al 

or  na  ment 

de  light 

judg  ment 

af  fairs 

dis  course 

({ui  et 

dis  po  si  tion 

learn  ed 

ex  e  cute 

pri  vate 

par  tic  u  lars 

per  haps 

coun  sels 

ex  pert 

'  mar  slial  ing 

chief 

Careful  enunciation  of  ornament,  execute,  and  counsels 
may  prevent  your  misspelling  them. 


151 

Studies 
Studies  serve  for  delight,  for  ornament,  and  for  ability. 
Their  chief  use  for  deliglit  is  in  the  quiet  of  private  life ; 
for  ornament,  is  in  discourse ;  and  for  ability,  is  in  tlie 
judgment  and  disposition  of  business ;  for  expert  men  can 
execute  and  perhaps  judge  of  particulars,  one  by  one ;  )jut 
the  general  counsels  and  tlie  plots  and  marshaling  of 
affairs  come  best  from  those  that  are  learned. 

—  l')A<t)X. 

am  bi  tion 
am  bi  tious 


a  cad  e  my 
grad  u  ate 


152 

mem  o  ry      stu  di  ous 

cul ture        i  de  a 
23 


153  154  155 

per  so  nal  in  tcl  li  gence  in  tol  lect 

pres  ence  sig  nif  i  ciincc  al  to  getli  or 

e\  jiaii  sive  ap  proacluMl  an  tlior  i  ty 

iiran  (Unir  com  mand  ing  in  llii  ence 

dig  ni  ty  in  tel  loc  tu  al  might  y 

156 

The  Personalitv  of  Daniel  Webster 

I  have  looked  on  many  mighty  men — and  yet  not 
one  of  tliese  approached  Mr.  Webster  in  the  connnanding 
power  of  tlicir  personal  presence.  There  was  a  grandeur 
in  his  form,  an  intelligence  in  his  deep  dark  eye,  a  loiti- 
ness  in  his  expansive  brow,  a  sii::nilicance  in  his  arched 
lip,  altogether  beyond  those  of  any  other  human  being  I 

ever  saw. 

—  (Jodiiun  11. 

157  158 

j)r('(is(i     admit  accident  a(diiovc 

ex  net         con  fcss  cas  ii  al  ty  cf  iVct 

(.-(ji-  reel     ac  know  1  edge     mis  hap  ac  com  plish 

21 


159 

brought       con  ti  nent      (led  i  ca  ted  lib  er  ty 

e  qiial  con  ceived       prop  o  si  tion       ere  at  ed 

160 

Fourscore  and   seven   years   ago   our   fathers   brcniglit 

forth  on  this  continent  a  new  nation,  conceived  in  liberty, 

and  dedicated  to  the  proposition  that  all  men  are  created 

equal. 

—  Lincoln. 

161  162  163  164 

feast  po  lite  tal  ent         at  tempt 

fes  ti  val  af  fa  ble  fac  iil  ty       ef  fort 

ban  quet  cour  te  ous       a  bil  i  ty      en  deav  or 

ca  lam  i  ty       luir  ry  ob  tain         per  ceive 

dis  as  ter  speed  at  tain         ob  serve 

mis  for  tune     dis  patch  pro  cure       dis  cov  er 

165 

re  spon  si  bil  i  ty  ca  pac  i  ty  pow  er 

Responsibility  walks  hand  in  hand  with  power. 

—  Holland. 

25 


Words  Often  Misspelled 


166 

167 

168 

169 

accomiiiodiite 

across 

receive 

sincerely 

tli>;il)l)l'(i\(' 

•  liiito 

leisure 

peaceable 

i-csju'ct  fully 

accept 

parallel 

generally 

pailicipic 

usually 

cemetery 

priiicii)al 

apjx'ai'ance 

view 

different 

})rinci})le 

pai'ticular 

success 

])r()bably 

disai)i)ear 

170 

171 

172 

173 

adilit  ion 

exercise 

weight 

courage 

(laujT^liter 

vegetable 

caught 

attention 

Id'otlicr 

measure 

search 

biscuit 

lU'iLilihor 

;j;ratel'ul 

cities 

ecpially 

jiKli^iiiLi: 

bicycle 

heallh 

visitor 

Imi'ial 

c(»uii»aiiy 

buiT 

pri\  ilege 

174 
husily  eai)ita] 

lialves  ailicic 


piano 


picture 


175 

basin  luaiicuNc 

(piait  eii(lca\()i* 

cellar  assessor 


26 


176 

177 

178 

comparison 

entertain 

possibility 

companion 

foreigner 

thanksgiving 

elaborate 

interrupt 

accommodation 

encourage 

undertake 

positively 

successful 

processior 

I            especially 

179 

180 

181 

182 

altitude 

almanac 

energy 

astonish 

banquet 

suspect 

debate 

intruder 

distress 

increase 

article 

confine 

relation 

razor 

organ 

electric 

relative 

awhile 

search 

fiction 

thorough 

reduce 

museum 

consider 

183 

184 

185 

186 

constant 

estimate 

intend 

yacht 

develop 

familiar 

herald 

vision 

division 

hesitate 

issue 

pitch 

entitle 

apparatus 

forgive 

lien 

practice 

petition 

enable 

local 

27 


Vocabulary  for  Seventh  Year 


abandon 

alligator 

arose 

boundary 

ably 

allot 

arrived 

boulder 

abound 

allurement 

arriving 

bristle 

absolutely 

ally 

astonish 

broke 

abundant 

almanac 

assessor 

brought 

abuse 

altitude 

atmosphere 

burden 

abusive 

ambition 

attain 

burrow 

academy 

ambitious 

attribute 

bury 

accent 

analysis 

auditor 

busily 

accommodate 

ancestor 

aught 

bustle 

accommodation 

anchor 

avarice 

calamity 

accuracy 

announcement 

awhile 

calendar 

acknowledge 

anthem 

bachelor 

calmly 

activity 

antique 

balcony 

camphor 

acute 

anxious 

banquet 

canary 

adage 

apology 

barometer 

capable 

adapt 

apparatus 

beautifully 

capacity 

admission 

apparent 

beaver 

carelessness 

aeroplane 

appeal 

beheld 

carol 

aiiable 

appointment 

believed 

casualty 

agony 

arctic 

benefactor 

caucus 

alderman 

argue 

beseech 

cauglit 

alien 

arisen 

blunder 

celebrate 

29 


celebration 

conceive 

debate 

disguise 

cli;irtcr 

concern 

debtor 

dispatch 

chauffeur 

confine 

dedicate 

dispense 

chews 

connect 

depth 

disposition 

choosing 

connection 

demon 

distinguish 

chose 

consider 

department 

distribute 

chosen 

constant 

dependence 

ditch 

circumstance 

contend 

depraved 

division 

civiHzation 

continual 

desert 

donkey 

chxuse 

council 

designer 

dragon 

chunsy 

counsels 

desire 

drawer 

combat 

coupon 

develop 

drearily 

comfortably 

coyote 

devour 

dreary 

cunimissiouer 

craft 

diameter 

drowsily 

com])anion 

create 

different 

drowsy 

cuiiiparison 

creditor 

diligence 

dui't 

comi^tent 

crochet 

diplomatie 

duties 

competitor 

crocodile 

director 

ease 

complain 

croquet 

disappear 

edge 

complaint 

crystal 

disa])prove 

eilicient 

comj)lL'te 

cultuni 

discourse 

elaborate 

com})letion 

cimniiiL; 

discovery 

elect 

composedly 

cm  rciicy 

discreet 

electric 

comj)ulsi(m 

cu>ti)iiicr 

disci-ction 

(•lii(|ii('nce 

conceal 

cyliiidcr 

discussion 

elo(|uent 

3U 


embroider 

faculty 

grandeur 

immense 

eminent 

familiar 

gratify 

implore 

emperor 

fatal 

gratitude 

imprison 

enable 

fatality 

greediness 

incapable 

encounter 

fatally 

guest 

incident 

encourage 

fearless 

haul 

influence 

encouragement 

ferocious 

haunt 

irritating 

endeavor 

fiction 

havoc 

intend 

energy 

final 

heir 

intention 

enlarge 

finality 

helpless 

intellect 

enormous 

finished 

herald 

intellectual 

entertain 

fireman 

hesitate 

intelligence 

entitle 

foreigner 

hideous 

intelligent 

entreat 

forsake 

honestly 

interrupt 

especially 

foul 

horrid 

intimate 

essential 

fountain 

horror 

intruder 

estimate 

freezing 

hostile 

inventor 

exactness 

frequent 

hurry 

invincible 

execute 

froze 

hustle 

issue 

expansive 

furious 

idea 

jealous 

expert 

ghost 

illustrate 

juror 

exploration 

gigantic 

image 

keen 

extend 

gloom 

imagine 

knowing 

extravagant 

gradual 

imitate 

laborer 

factor 

graduate 

imitation 

lavish 

31 


lazily 

material 

obsolete 

phonograph 

laziness 

medium 

occurrence 

pigeon 

leader 

melon 

odd 

pilgrim 

learned 

menace 

operate 

pitch 

ledger 

migrate 

operator 

plumber 

legislation 

mimic 

oppose 

porter 

legislator 

minority 

orator 

positively 

legislature 

misery 

organ 

possibility 

leopard 

mishap 

ostrich 

poverty 

lien 

monkey 

oyster 

practice 

liked 

monster 

parallel 

prayer 

lizard 

monstrous 

partially 

precise 

locality 

mosquito 

participle 

precision 

logic 

municipal 

particular 

prefer 

lovingly 

murmur 

partridge 

preference 

magnify 

museular 

pau})er 

premium 

maiden 

nniseum 

peaceal)le 

principle 

majority 

mystery 

pension 

privation 

maneuver 

narrative 

pen  my 

privilege 

manifold 

neuter 

pei-ecive 

})r()bably 

manuiT 

noted 

perfectly 

procession 

margin 

noting 

])ermissi()n 

procure 

marrying 

nourish 

])etili()n 

profuse 

marvelous 

nursery 

j)heasant 

prominent 

iuab{*ive 

obscurity 

pliilosophy 

prosperity 

protection 

selection 

surrender 

unyielding 

punctuality 

senator 

swallow 

usually 

purity 

sharp 

swimming 

vague 

purpose 

shirk 

synonym 

vapor 

pursuit 

shriek 

talent 

vast 

queer 

significance 

tempt 

vigilance 

ravine 

similar 

temptation 

vigorous 

razor 

sleepy 

terrible 

virtue 

reality 

slender 

terror 

vision 

resource 

slight 

thanksgiving 

vocation 

recollection 

slim 

thorough 

volunteer 

reduce 

solemn 

threat 

wandering 

regiment 

solicitor 

tiger 

warble 

reliance 

speed 

towering 

warmth 

remembrance 

spread 

traitor 

warrior 

representative 

stalwart 

tranquilly 

wealthy 

reptile 

stenographer 

treasurer 

weapon 

require 

stillness 

turkey 

wearily 

respectfully 

stinginess 

turtle 

weary 

restraint 

strength 

tutor 

wicked 

riches 

studies 

type 

witnesses 

rumor 

studious 

typewriter 

wrestle 

scatter 

successful 

unaffected 

yacht 

secretary 

successor 

universe 

youth 

secrete 

superior 

unusual 

zeal 

33 


THE   ALDINE    SPELLER 

PART   FOUR 
EIGHTH   YEAR 


Eighth  Year 


1 
ir  ri  tat  ing  con  cern        laugh  ter        a  bound 

cheer  ful  ness       du  ties  in  dus  try      con  tent 

2 

Prayer  at  Mornixg 

The  day  returns  and  brings  us  the  petty  round  of 
irritating  concerns  and  duties.  Help  us  to  play  the 
man;  help  us  to  perform  them  with  laughter  and  kind 
faces;  let  cheerfulness  abound  with  industry.  Give  us 
to  go  blithely  on  our  business  all  this  day;  bring  us  to 
our  resting  beds  weary  and  content  and  undishonored; 
and  grant  us  in  the  end  the  gift  of  sleep. 

—  KuBKUT  Loiis  Stevenson. 

37 


Prefixes 

A  prefix  is  a  syllable  or  syllables  placed  at  the  be- 
ginning of  a  word  to  change  its  meaning. 

The  prefixes  un  and  dis  mean  not,  or  the  opposite 
of  the  act  indicated  by  the  word  to  which  they  are 
prefixed:  as,  unwise  means  not  wise;  dishoticst  means 
not  honest;  disappear  means  the  opposite  of  appear. 

3 

iin  con  scions      iiii  for  In  niite    unable     unusual 
un  iicc  es  sa  ry   uu  dress  un  cas  y    uu  e  (|ual 

4 
(lis  ;i])  |)(';n-  disobedience  discontinue 

discourage  dissatisfied  dislike 

5 

Tlic  prefix  mis  means  wrong  or  irronf/li/ ;  as,  a 
misdeed  is  a  irronij  deed  and  to  misspell  is  (o  spell 
wromjly. 

misfortune  mislead  mis  uu  del' stand 

mis  c(»ii  (hud  iui->  spell  mis  pix>  nouuco 

3.S 


The  prefix  ad  means  to;  as  adjoin,  meaning  joined 

to.     In  many  words   the  d  of   this  prefix   is   changed 

to  the  first  letter  of  the  word  to  which  it  is  prefixed, 

or  it  is  dropped. 

6 

adjacent  adjoin  adjoining         affix 

ad  mis  sion         ad  mire         at  tract  ac  cuse 

7 
ac  cus  tom  ad  e  (juate  ap  ])re  ci  ate 

ag  gra  vate  an  nounce  ap  pro  pri  ate 

8 

ad  min  is  tra  tion         at  trac  tion  ad  ver  si  ty 

ac  com  mo  da  tion        ad  min  is  ter         ad  ven  ture 

9 

The  prefix  m  or  im  frequently  means  not. 
in  com  pe  tent  in  fi  nite  in  dis  tinct 

in  cred  i  ble  in  sane  im  i)a  tient 

10 

im  per  feet  in  di  ges  tion  in  sin  cere 

im  po  lite  in  sep  a  ra  ble  in  def  i  nite 

39 


\ 


The  i)rc'fix  con  mean.s  with  or  toycthcr.     Sometimes 
the  n  IS  changed  or  dropped. 

11  12 

con  veil  tioii  coii  real  eor  re  spoiid  cdn  struct 

coll  \eii  ieiit  eon  cerii  con  nee  lion  eon  sid  er 

con  fi  dence  con  tend  col  li  sion  com  plaint 

con  f(M' (Mice  consist  con  se  (puMice  com  nuMit 

The  i)r(^ri\  r.r  means  out  of,  out. 

13  14 

ex  i)lo  sion  ex  cced  ex  hi  \n  tioii  ex  liaiist 

ex  ea  vate  ex  tend  ex  cite  nient  ex  pire 

ex  tin  iruish  ex  tract  ex  po  si  tioii  ex  tent 

exposure  export  expectation  ex  ])h)re 

The  prefix  dr  means  down,  from,  or  awnf/. 
15  16 

de  scend      dciii  on  strati^  de  fensc        (h'f  i  nite 

dcpri\('       (h;  siiip  I  ive  (h' crease      dc  lixci" 

detail  de  sj)ond  cut  (h'  feet  (h'l  e  ^"ate 

de  peiid  (h'  lii»  r\-  ate 

in 


Other  common  prefixes  are  pre  — before;  pro  and 
pwr  —  forward ;  sem  — half;  per  — through;  port  — 
after ;  sub  —  under ;  trans  —  across  or  through. 


17 

pre  vi  ous 
prej  II  dice 
pre  vent 
pre  Slime 
pre  side 


18 

pros  pect 
pro  pose 
pro  mote 
l)nr  suit 
per  suade 


19 

per  ma  nent 
per  plex 
sem  i  cir  cle 
sub  scribe 
sub  sti  tute 


20 

sub  urb 
sub  mit 
trans  fer 
trans  mit 
trans  port 


con  fi  den  tial 
ac  knowl  edge 


22 

ab  bre  vi  ate 
con  sid  er  a  tion 
re  due  tion 
di  ver  sion 
sue  ces  sion 
dis  trib  ute 


21 

ben  e  fi  cial 
de  part  ment 

23 

de  vel  op  ment 

im  pres  sion 

in  ves  ti  ga  tion 

re  ceiv  a  ble 

il  his  tra  tion 

ex  cha  ma  tion 
41 


ob  ser  va  tion 
ac  cu  mu  hite 

24 

at  ten  tive 
ad  di  tion  al 
con  gen  ial 
pro  gres  sive 
de  port  ment 
con  trib  ute 


Suffixes 

A  suffix  is  a  syllalile  or  syllables  added  to  the  end 
of  a  word  to  modify  its  meaning. 

Some  of  the  common  suffixes  are  able,  meaning  able 
or  worthy;  ing,  meaning  continuing  to;  cr,  meaning 
one  who  or  more;  cd,  showing  past  action;  est,  mean- 
ing most. 

There  are  three  rules  for  the  use  of  suffixes  which 
apply  to  many  words  and  should  he  remembered.  A 
few^  exceptions,  too,  should  be  i('inem])ered. 

Rule  I.  V'ni'A  e  is  dropped  before  a  suffix  beginning 
\\'\\\i  a  \owel. 


25 

26 

27 

28 

A dd       ing 

ed 

able 

er 

oblitro 

guide 

dcsirt; 

])i'()m()te 

decide 

judge 

a(l\  ise 

compose 

conic 

cease 

note 

ei'ase 

ccMisiii'e 

excuse 

sale 

niana^'e 

Mxciajj^e 

iiii|)i-()\  c 

move 

i-ccci\e 

a((piii-(; 

aiii\(' 

\ahie 

deceive 

29 

change  a  ble  peace  a  ble  con  ra  geous 

no  tice  a  ble  ser  vice  a  ble  out  ra  geous 

Words  ending  in  ce  and  ge  retain  the  e  before  a  and 
o  to  keep  the  c  and  g  soft. 

30 

flee  ing  see  ing  singe  ing         a  gree  a  bly 

shoe  ing  dye  ing         hoe  ing  mile  age 

These  words  retain  final  e  to  preserve  their  identity. 

31  32 

peace  ful  sense  less     move  ment  gen  tie  ness 

spite  ful    bhime  less    im  prove  ment    coarse  ness 

use  ful      val  ue  less    e  lope  ment         for  give  ness 

In  most  words  final  e  is  not  dropped  before  a  con- 
sonant. 

33 

awful      truly         acknowledgment   judgment 
whol  ly    aw  ful  ly    a  bridg  ment  ar  gii  ment 

In   the   above  words  e  was   dropi:)cd   before  a  con- 
sonant. 

43 


Rule  IT.  In  words  of  one  syllable  and  words  ac- 
cented on  the  last  syllable,  a  final  consonant  following 
a  single  vowel  is  doubled  before  an  ending  beginning 

witli  a  vowel. 

34  35  36  37 

bcgiuninir  planned  forgotten  runner 

swiiiMning  robbed  fatten  shop  ])er 

con  irol  ling  omitted  oe  eurred  thinner 

for  get  ting  ad  niit  ted  \\n  lit  ted  red  dest 

regretting  le  pelled  conferred  hottest 

38 

Some  e.\cei)tions  to  liuh'  II  are 
reference  conference  pref  ci' a  ble 

pref  er  ence  def  er  ence  trans  fei-  a  ble 

39 

Why  docs  not   Kulc  II  ."ipplN   to  the  following  words? 
paralleled  ben  e  lit  ed  woi'siiipcr 

kid  nape(l  nier  il  ed  niaii"  ie  al 

ex  pect  ed  s|>e  cial  isl  so  cial  ist 

41 


Rule  III.     Final  y  following  a  consonant  is  changed 
to  i  before  an  ending  not  beginning  with  i. 

In  the  following  lessons  name   the   root  word   and 
add  other  suffixes. 

40  41  42  43 

de  fied         vie  to  ri  ous  busi  ness  tan  ci  ful 

wor  lied      stu  di  ous       la  zi  ness  pit  i  ful 

clas  si  fied  fu  ri  ous         hap  pi  ness  cer  e  mo  nies 

dig  ni  fied    glo  ri  ous       read  i  ness  mel  o  dies 

cop  ied        en  vi  ous        greed  i  ness  trag  e  dies 

mod  i  fied    lux  u  ri  ous    eas  i  ness  the  o  ries 

In  the  following  lessons  tell  whether  the  rules  apply 

and  w^hy. 

44  45 

ex  eel  lent       re  pent  ed     threat  en       oc  cur  rence 
mar  ket  ing     try  ing  gro  cer  ies     sen  si  ble 

con  quer  or     prol)  a  bly     sit  u  at  ed     wool  en 

46 

guid  ance        in  sur  ance        re  mov  al       ap  i)rov  al 
griev  ance       en  dm*  ance       ar  riv  al         re  fus  al 

45 


Business  Tejjms 

47 

48 

49 

50 

freiiilit 

at  toi'  iicv 

jour  11 

al             sal  a  rv 

pre  mi  iim 

ci'iin  i  iial 

ail  nil 

i  ty         con  ti'act 

l>al  ancc 

col  lee  tor 

ill  siir 

ance       interest 

t'ai>  i  tal 

(lef  i  cit 

mort  gage         re  ceipt 

cash  ier 

oil  clos  ing 

an  (li 

tor           [)ol  i  cy 

51 

52 

53 

in  oor  ])o 

rate 

1          sig  na  t 

lire 

ap  ]iro  jn'i  ate 

cor  pu  ra 

tioii 

ex  ec  11 

tor 

sNii  (li  cate 

col  lilt  er 

al 

see  re  t; 

I  rv 

com  HUM'  cial 

com  mis 

sion 

(li\  i  (Ic 

nd 

ad  mill  is  t  I'a  toi' 

(•('!•  tit'  i  (' 

ate 

li  a  l)il  i 

ties 

mem  o  ran  diim 

54 

55 

56 

mcr  can 

(ilc 

con  sill' 11 

lIKMlt 

ciir  rcn  cv 

\  al  11  a  t  lull  com  pc  1 1  t  ion  re  soiirc  es 

trcasiirci"  ad  vei' 1  ise  iiicnt  in  sol  sen  cy 

]-c  mit  tance  at'  ti  da  \  it  in  \"cn  to  ly 

ti  nan  cial  in  (lo^^c  mcnt  part  ncr  ship 

46 


School  Words 
57  58 

gram  mat  i  cal  aux  il  ia  ly 

con  struc  tion  in  tran  si  tive 

con  June  tion  prep  o  si  tion 

par  ti  ci  pie  in  ter  jec  tion 

in  fin  i  tive  die  ta  tion 


60 

com  par  i  son 
con  ju  ga  tion 
com  pie  ment 
pred  i  cate 
a  nal  y  sis 

63 

dif  fer  ence 
div  i  dend 
dec  i  mal 
quo  tient 
di  vi  sor 


61 

nom  i  na  tive 
in  die  a  tive 
in  ter  rog  a  tive 
de  clar  a  tive 
im  per  a  tive 

64 

mul  ti  \)\i  ca  tion 
cal  cu  la  tion 
de  nom  i  na  tor 
nu  mer  a  tor 

pro  portion 

47 


59 

pa  ren  the  sis 
pos  ses  sive 
an  te  ced  ent 
com  par  a  tive 
in  def  i  nite 

62 

mas  cu  line 
fem  i  nine 
par  a  graph 
punc  tu  a  tion 
sin  gu  lar 

65 

rec  tan  gle 

per  cent  age 
com  pos  ite 
al  ge  bra 
math  e  matics 


Troublesome  Endin(;.s  —  cut,  mit,  cnrc,  ance 

\\  (jrtls    c'luliiij^    in  ( nl  and    aiil,  cncc    and    ancc,  are 
frcHiuontly  confused.     Study  very  carefully. 

66                                     67  68 

ap  pli  cant              benevolent  incident 

uc  eu  ivdnt              de  i)end  ent  com  pli  nient 

rem  nant                ])i'()m  i  nent  snf  fi  cient 

de  scend  ant          pres  i  dent  rai  mcnt 

de  fend  ant            des  pond  ent  le  ni  ent 

indignant            excitement  element 

69                                  70  71 

ref  er  ence              ,i:rie\  ance  ac  (piainl  ance 

existence             nuisance  assurance 

in  flu  <'ncc               instance  ordinance 

pi'cf  CI' rnc<;            ((tiiii  ic  nance  tcni  |>ci' ance 

con  science             al  li  ance  an  noy  ance 

72 

cii'  cum  fci-  cncc        ac  count  ant  sii  pci'  in  lend  ent 

cor  i(;  .sj)ond  ence      con  so  nant  coi-  I'cs  pond  ent 

•ib 


Troublesome  Endings  —  ent,  ant,  ence,  ance 

These  words  ending  in  a7it  and  eiit  are  used  as  adjec- 
tives.    Those  in  ance  and  ence  are  nouns. 


73 

vi  0  lent 

in  no  cent 

res  i  dent 

vi  0  lence 

in  no  cerice 

74 

res  i  dence 

ev  i  dent 

in  so  lent 

prov  i  dent 

ev  i  dence 

in  so  lence 

75 

prov  i  dence 

0  be  di  ent 

con  ve  ni  ent 

])ru  dent 

0  be  di  ence 

con  ve  ni  ence 

76 

pru  dence 

rev  er  ent 

dil  i  gent 

in  de  pend  ent 

rev  er  ence 

dil  i  gence 

77 

in  de  pend  ence 

con  fi  dent 

com  pe  tent 

con  va  les  cent 

con  li  dence 

com  pe  tence 
49 

con  va  les  cence 

Troublesome  Endings  —  cut,  cmt,  ence,  ance 


v\  ()  <llK'Ilt 

el  ()  (piciiee 

])n'\"  a  l<Mit 
\)iv\  a  K'Uce 

fi"a  Lri'ant 


ra  grance 


vig  i  hint 
vig  i  lance 

ex  ti'av  a  gant 
ex  tniv  II  giiiice 

at  tend  ant 
at  tend  ance 


78 

in  tcl  li  gent 

in  lei  li  genee 


79 

neg  li  gent 
neg  li  gence 

80 

iti;  no  rant 


ig  no  ranee 


81 

a  l)nn  dant 

a  l»nn  dance; 

82 

ini  |)or  (ant 

ini  jtoi-  tance 

83 

as  sist  ant 

as  sist  ance 
5U 


ini  ])a  tient 
ini  pa  tience 

im  per  ti  nent 
ini  per  ti  nence 

el  e  gant 
el  e  gance 

dc  li  ant 
(\v  li  ance 

re  liic  tant 
iv  luc  tance 

ra  di  ant 
ra  di  ance 


Troublesome  Endings 


ise,  ize 


84  85 

ex  er  cise       ad  vise  mer  clian  clise     dis  guise 

ad  ver  tise     de  spise        com  pro  inise      com  prise 

sii  per  vise     sur  prise       en  ter  prise         clias  tise 

Remember  that  all  these  words  end  in  ise.     There 
are  not  many  that  do. 

86  87 

civ  il  ize         an  tlior  ize  or  gan  ize  bap  tize 

le  gal  ize        rec  og  nize  an  a  lyze  cap  size 

e  qual  ize       crit  i  cize  par  a  lyze  re  al  ize 

Words  ending  in  ize  and  yze  are  verbs. 

Add    the    suffix   ize   to   the   following  words,    thus 
changing   them  into  verbs.     Remember   to   drop   the 
y  in  the  first  nine.     Why  ?     What  is  the  rule  ? 
88  89 

e  con  0  my      sym  pa  thy  mem  o  ry      mor  al 

a  pol  0  gy       liar  mo  ny  the  o  ry         sol  emn 

scru  ti  ny       mo  nop  o  ly  col  o  ny         fer  tile 

51 


Troublesome  Endings  —  cal,  cle,  al,  le 

Many  words   I'luliiig  in  ad  and  cle  are  easily  con- 
fused.    There  are  ])ut  a  few  in  cle.     Remember  them. 


90                          91 

92 

93 

i  (Icii  ti  cal        nied  i  eal 

i)liys  i  cal 

obs  ta  ( le 

cril  i  eal            rad  i  eal 

prac  ti  cal 

mir  a  cle 

mil  si  cal          ras  cal 

tc(di  ni  cal 

ve  hi  cle 

vcr  ti  cal           log  i  cal 

cler  i  cal 

mus  cle 

clas  si  cal          niaji:  i  cal 

re  cep  ta  cle 

i  ci  cle 

clicni  i  cal         trop  i  cal 

si)ec  ta  cle 

})ar  ti  cle 

94                       95 

96 

97 

nicd  al           ciiiii  i  nal 

in  (li  \  id  n  al 

trem  ble 

men  tal          (>]>  t  ion  al 

jii  di  cial 

a  i)os  tie 

nioi-  al           es  ])c  cial 

n  ni  vcr  sal 

(lis  ci  pie 

nioi"  tal          fed  vv  al 

CO  lo  ni  al 

ca  pa  ble 

mil  III  al        iicii  tral 

cs  sen  tial 

min  i;le 

nor  iiial          ac  In  al 

mil  ni  ci  |tal 

tan  jzle 

Ue\ic\v   these  lessons. 

Ixiiiii;  \-cry  carcl 

fnl    to  distin- 

polish  hctuccn  (tl  and  Ir. 

r»'>. 

Troublesome  Endings  —  tion,  sion 
96  99  100 

at  ten  tion  ini  ag  i  na  tion  op  pres  sion 

pro  tec  tion  in  ter  ro  ga  tion  de  ci  sion 

in  di  ca  tion         as  ser  tion  ex  clu  sion 

re  stric  tion  pro  due  tion  ex  ten  sion 

ex  e  cu  tion         de  tec  tion  con  clu  sion 

101 

Write  five  of  the  above  words  as  adjectives  by  chang- 
ing the  ion  to  ive. 

102 

ab  bre  vi  a  tion  prop  o  si  tion  pos  ses  sion 

temp  ta  tion  eel  e  bra  tion  di  vi  sion 

103  104  105  106 

car  a  mel     ac  ci  den  tal       re  ce})  tion  move  ment 

sen  ti  nel    ar  ti  li  cial  \o  ca  tion  pave  ment 

nick  el        com  mer  cial      sus  ])i  cion  frag  ment 

bevel  arsenal  fre  ciuent  judgment 

pan  el         mar  tial  tran  sient  mon  u  ment 

53 


Troublesome  Eni)ix(;s  —  able,  ihlc 

107  108  109 

ad  mi  ra  l)lo  con  cimn  a  l)lc  suit  ii  ble 

re  spect  a  ble  a  vail  a  ble  not  a  ble 

re  ceiv  a  ble  ac  ce])t  a  ble  ])ay  a  ble 

lios  pi  ta  l>le  variable  salable 

man  age  a  ble  en  joy  a  ble  ad  vis  a  ble 

110 

el  i  jii  ble  re  sjxui  si  ]>le  cd  i  ble 

for  ei  ble  in  ercd  i  ble  leg  i  ble 

111 

tor  ri  ble  lioi-  ri  ble  pos  si  ble 

vis  i  ble  (li  vi  si  ble  di  gest  i  ble 

In  thr  following  words  tho  /  was  not  doubled  whon  a 
suflix  was  added.     Why? 

112  113 

j<'W  (d  ('!•  per  il  ous  sli()\  el  ini:'      «  an  cclcd 

conn  sel  (ji*      mai-Nclous       e<|ualiii!j;        la  Ixded 

ti'aveler         (Mpial  izc  modeling.        penciled 


U4 

115 

116 

117 

suite 

an  tique 

chap  er  on 

gym  na  si  um 

sym  bol 

cat  a  log 

i  den  ti  fy 

mort  gage 

a  dieu 

see  ner  y 

nius  tache 

ac  (juaint 

chord 

a  bol  isli 

cer  ti  fy 

rou  tine 

guild 

fa  tigue 

guard  i  an 

in  (juir  y 

118 

119 

120 

121 

cede 

am  a  teur 

con  fi  den  tial 

in  stinct 

al  ien 

gran  deur 

fi  nan  cial 

li  cense 

depot 

bar  ri  er 

ge  om  e  try 

symp  tom 

ac  id 

cau  tious 

al  ge  bra 

syn  0  nym 

mere 

bul  le  tin 

lit  er  a  ry 

so  lu  tion 

\7:?. 

123 

124 

125 

a  e  ri  al 

bank  rupt       mu  ti  late 

!       bur  den 

cli  ent 

cam  paign       ex  treme 

cri  sis 

neu  ter 

jus  ti  fy 

sou  ve  nir       re  col  lect 

psalm 

san  i  ta  ry       tar  iff 

dig  ni  ty 

chauf  fcur       pro  liib  i 

t         traf  fie 

clotli  icr 

DO 


126  127  128 

sec  re  t;i  rv  or  iiaii  i  /a  tioii  trans  por  ta  tiou 

n-rad  u  a  tioii  ]»ai'  tic  u  lar  ly  re  s\)n\\  si  bi  li  ty 

ccr  lit'  i  calc  plin  toir  I'a  plicr  mis  eel  la  uv  ous 

(Idc  II  iiiciit  pit)  nun  VI  a  tion  neigh  bor  hood 

r«M'  oui  mend  ap  pro  i)ri  a  tion  ex  cej)  tion  al  ly 


129 

ex  traor  di  na  ry 
in  r]  (h'n  tal  ly 
()(•  ca  sion  al  ly 
mat  h  ('  mat  ics 
pi'c  lini  i  na  ly 


130 

hos  ])i  ta  ble 
en  thn  si  asm 
e  mer  iren  ey 
op  ('!•  a  tion 
n  nan  i  mous 


131 

im  au'  i  na  tion 
()])  por  tu  ni  ty 
l)ro  fes  sion  al 
sat  is  fac  tion 
sat  is  fae  to  ry 


132 


133 


134 


ac  Isiiowi  ('(111'  ment     res  jion  si  1)1('  jkt  sc  scr  ance 

ap  pi'ox  i  male  ly        an  ni  nci'  sa  ry  mis  chic \'  ons 

rccom  men  (hi  t  ion      ai'  1  i  li  cial  ly  con  j  li  hii  t  ion 

(•run  mn  ni  ca  1  ion        ci\  i  li  /.a  1  ion  im  mc  di  ale  ly 

an  to  iii  oLL"  la  j)iiy        temp  ta  lion  ol>  sei'  \a  lion 

60 


135 

rheu  ma  tism 
ton  sil  i  tis 
ap  pen  di  ci  tis 
bron  chi  tis 
per  i  to  ni  tis 


Medical  Words 
136 

dys  pep  sia 
dys  en  ter  y 
pneu  mo  ni  a 
di  ar  rlie  a 
neu  ral  gi  a 


137 

con  sump  tive 
l^re  scrii)  ti<m 
nour  isli  ment 
cir  cu  la  tion 
dii)h  the  ri  a 


138  139 

phy  si  cian  sur  geon 

med  i  cal  ab  scess 

med  i  cine  ma  la  ri  a 

a  nat  o  my  ty  phoid 

al  bu  men  vict  uals 


140  141 

bil  ions  cbron  ic 

ca  tarrli  kid  ney 

an  ti  dote  croup 

pleu  ri  sy  nieas  les 

ner  vous  bow  els 


142 

hy  gi  ene 
hy  gi  en  ic 
liys  ter  ics 
lin  i  ment 
ab  do  men 


143 


144  145 

hem  or  rliage  mix  ture  rliu  barb 

lie  red  i  ta  ry  ar  sen  ic  cam  plior 

ep  i  dem  ic  oint  ment  mor  phine 

pliys  i  ol  o  gv  (pii  nine  am  mo  ni  a 

con  ta  gious  bac  te  ri  a  poi  son 
57 


DiFFEUEXT  Pronunciations 

Some  words  arc  accented  on  the  first  syllable  when 

used  as  nouns  or  adjectives,  and  on  the  last  syllable 
when  used  as  verbs. 

NniN  oic  Adj.           ^'kki;  Xor.v  ok  Adj.  A'kkh 

ab'stract        abstract'  jxT'init  ixMinit' 

con'duct        con  duct'  i)re'lix  i)re  tix' 

con'llict         eon  lliet'  j)res'ent  pre  sent' 

eon'tcst         contest'  pi'od'iice  ])i'oduce' 

con'tract        contract'  prog'ress  i)ro  gross' 

con'trast        contrast'  ]»roj'ect  i)ro  ject' 

coii'n  ict          con  \  ict'  pi'o'test  ])ro  test' 

es'cort            escort'  reb'el  re  ix'T 

cx'jiort           ex  j)()i't'  rec'ord  I'C  cord' 

ex'tract          extract'  refuse  refuse' 

ini'port           iiii|)()il'  sub'ject  subject' 

in'crease        in  cicase'  sur'vev  survey' 

in'sult             ill  sidt'  ti'ans'fei'  ti'ans  fer' 

I'cr'fc'ct           peilect'  ti'ans'port  tiaiis|»()rt' 

68 


Eighth  Year  Vocabulary 


abbreviate 

adjacent 

anniversary 

attraction 

abbreviation 

adjoin 

announce 

authorize 

abdomen 

adjoining 

annoyance 

autobi- 

abolish 

administer 

annuity 

ography 

abridgment 

administration  antecedent 

auxiliary 

abscess 

administrator 

antidote 

average 

abstract 

admirable 

apologize 

available 

abundance 

admitted 

apostle 

bacteria 

acceptable 

adversity 

appendicitis 

bankrupt 

accidental 

advisable 

appreciate 

baptize 

accountant 

aerial 

appropriate 

barrier 

accumulate 

affidavit 

appropriation 

beneficial 

accuse 

affix 

approval 

__  benefited 

accustom 

aggravate 

approximately 

'  benevolent 

acid 

agreeably 

arsenal 

bevel 

acknowledgment  albumen 

arsenic 

bilious 

acquaint 

algebra 

artificial 

blameless 

acquaintance 

alien 

artificially 

bowels 

acquire 

alliance 

assertion 

bronchitis 

actual 

amateur 

assurance 

bulletin 

additional 

ammonia 

attendant 

calculation 

adequate 

analyze 

attentive 

campaign 

adieu 

anatomy 

attorney 

canceled 

59 


capsize 

carami'l 

catalogue 

catarrh 

cautious 

cease 

cede 

censure 

ceremonies 

certificate 

certify 

changeable 

chaperon 

chastise 

chemical 

chord 

clin)iii(3 

circulation 

circumference 

civilize 

classical 

classified 

clerical 

client 

clothier 


coarseness 

collateral 

collector 

collision 

colonial 

colonize 

comparative 

competence 

comment 

commercial 

commission 


confident 

confidential 

conflict 

congenial 

conjugation 

conjunction 

conscience 

consequence 

consideration 

consignment 

consist 


communication  construct 
comparison        construction 


competition 

com])lement 

compliment 

compose 

composite 

comprise 

compromise 

conceal 

conceivable 

conference 

conferred 

Confidence 


consumptive 
contagious 
contend 
contrast 
contribute 
contribution 
controlling 
convenience 
convenient 
convention 
coi'porat  ion 
corri'Spond 
60 


correspondence 

correspondent 

counselor 

countenance 

criminal 

crisis 

critical 

criticize 

decide 

declarative 

decrease 

defect 

defendant 

deference 

defiance 

defiant 

deficit 

defied 

definite 

delegate 

delil)erate 

deliver 

demonstrate 

dejtot 

deportment 


deprive 

divisible 

evidence 

extinguish 

descend 

divisor 

evident 

extract 

descendant 

document 

excavate 

extraordinary 

descriptive 

dyeing 

exceed 

extravagance 

despise 

dysentery 

exceptionally 

extreme 

despondent 

dyspepsia 

excitement 

fatigue 

detail 

easiness 

exclamation 

fatten 

detection 

economize 

exclusion 

federal 

development 

economy 

excuse 

feminine 

diarrhea 

edible 

execution 

fertile 

dictation 

elegance 

executor 

fertilize 

difference 

element 

exhaust 

financial 

digestible 

eligible 

exhibition 

fleeing 

dignified 

elopement 

existence 

forcible 

dignity 

emergency 

expectation 

forgiveness 

diligent 

enclosing 

expected 

forgotten 

diphtheria 

endurance 

expire 

fragment 

disciple 

enjoyable 

explore 

fragrance 

discontinue 

enterprise 

explosion 

geometry 

discourage 

enthusiasm 

export 

glorious 

dislike 

epidemic 

exposition 

graduation 

disobedience 

equaling 

exposure 

grammatical 

dissatisfied 

equalize 

extend 

grandeur 

diversion 

escort 

extension 

grievance 

dividend 

especial 

extent 
Gl 

groceries 

guardian 

imperative 

insane 

location 

guidance 

imperfect 

inseparable 

logical 

guild 

impolite 

insincere 

luxurious 

gymuasiuni 

mport 

insolence 

magical 

happmess 

mportance 

insolent 

malaria 

li;irnionize 

mpressiou 

insolvency 

manageable 

liarniony 

mprovemeut 

instance 

marketing 

hemorrhage 

ncidentally 

instinct 

martial 

hereditary 

incompetent 

interjection 

masculine 

hoeing 

ncorporate 

interrogation 

mathematics 

Imrrible 

incredible 

interrogative 

medal 

hospitable 

indefinite 

intransitive 

melodies 

hottest 

indication 

inventory 

memorandum 

hygiene 

indicative 

judicial 

memorize 

liygienic 

ndigestion 

justify 

mental 

hysterics 

ndignant 

kidnapped 

mercantile 

identical          ] 

ndistinct 

kidney 

merchandise 

identity 

ii(li\  idual 

labeled 

merited 

ignorance 

indorsement 

legalize 

mileage 

ignorant 

infinite 

legil)le 

mingle 

illustration 

nlinitive 

lenient 

miracle 

imagination 

n Hue nee 

liabilities 

miscellaneous 

immediately 

innocence 

lii-ense 

misconduct 

impatience 

innocent 

liniment 

mischievous 

impatient 

inquiry 

literary 
62 

mislead 

mispronounce 

nickel 

parenthesis 

prefix 

misunderstand  nominative 

particle 

prejudice 

mixture 

normal 

particularly 

preliminary 

modeling 

notable 

partnership 

premium 

modified 

noticeable 

payable 

preposition 

monopolize 

noiu-ishment 

penciled 

prescription 

monopoly 

nuisance 

percentage 

preside 

monument 

observation 

perfect 

presume 

moral 

obstacle 

peritonitis 

prevalence 

moralize 

occasionally 

permanent 

prevalent 

morphine 

occupant 

perplex 

prevent 

mortal 

occurred 

perseverance 

previous 

mortgage 

ointment 

persuade 

production 

movement 

omitted 

photographer 

'  professional 

municipal 

operation 

physical 

progressive 

musical 

opportunity 

physician 

prohibit 

mustache 

oppression 

physiology 

project 

mutilate 

optional 

pleurisy 

pronunciation 

mutual 

ordinance 

pneumonia 

proportion 

negligence 

organization 

poison 

propose 

negligent 

outrageous 

possession 

proposition 

neighborhood 

panel 

possessive 

prospect 

nervous 

paragraph 

practical 

protest 

neuralgia 

paralleled 

predicate 

providence 

neutral 

paralyze 

preferable 

provident 

63 


prudence 

remittance 

sentinel 

suspicion 

prudent 

renniant 

serviceal)le 

symbol 

psalm 

removal 

shoeing 

sympathize 

punctuation 

repelled 

shopper 

symptom 

quinine 

repented 

shoveling 

syndicate 

radiance 

residence 

singeing 

tangle 

radiant 

resident 

singular 

tariff 

nidical 

responsible 

situated 

technical 

raiment 

responsibility 

socialist 

temperance 

rascal 

restriction 

solemnize 

theories 

readiness 

reverence 

solution 

theorize 

receivable 

reverent 

souvenir 

theory 

receptacle 

rheumatism 

specialist 

thinner 

reception 

robbed 

spectacle 

threaten 

recollect 

routine 

spiteful 

tonsillitis 

recommend 

nmner 

substitute 

traftic 

recommendation 

salable 

sul)urb 

tragedies 

rectangle 

sanitary 

succession 

transfer 

reddest 

satisfaction 

sufficient 

transferable 

reduction 

satisfactory 

suitable 

transient 

reference 

scenery 

suite 

transmit 

refusal 

scrutinize! 

supervise 

transport 

regretting 

scrutiny 

surgeon 

t  ransportation 

reluctance 

semicircle 

surprise 

tremble 

reluctant 

senseless 

64 

survey 

tropical 

trying 

unfitted 

valueless 

violent 

typhoid 

unfortunate 

variable 

visible 

J  1 

unanimous 

universal 

vertical 

wholly 

unconscious 

unnecessary 

victorious 

woolen 

undress 

unusual 

victuals 

worried 

uneasy 

useful 

vigilant 

worshiper 

unequal 

valuation 

violence 

65 


WoKDs  Having  Moke  Than  Onk  Correct  Spelling 


although 

alt  ho 

good-l>y 

good-bye 

ax 

axe 

gypsy 

gipsy 

l)u  wider 

boulder 

indorse 

endorse 

baritone 

barytone 

installment 

instalment 

canyon 

caiion 

judgment 

judgement 

catalogue 

catalog 

license 

licence 

catchup 

catsup 

mama 

mamma 

center 

centre 

offense 

offence 

clarinet 

clarionet 

peddler 

pedlar 

coconut 

cocoanut 

plow 

plough 

councilor 

councillor 

program 

programme 

defense 

defence 

practice 

practise 

develop 

develope 

pretense 

pretence 

dispatch 

despatch 

prologue 

prolog 

domicile 

dcjuiicil 

quartet 

quartette 

draft 

draught 

Savior 

Saviour 

(h-am 

drachm 

sergeant 

Serjeant 

dullness 

dulness 

sirup 

syrup 

enclose 

inclose 

skeptic 

sceptic 

fulfill 

fuHil 

skillful 

skilful 

gauge 

g'-ig*^ 

tonsilitis 

tonsillitis 

gayety 

gaiety 

whisky 

whiskey 

gayly 

g'lily 

willful 

wilful 

lili 


WORDS  FREQUENTLY  MISPRONOUNCED 


abdomen  (ab  do'men) 
acclimate  [a  kli'mat) 
acumen  (a  ku'men) 
address  (a  dres') 
adieu  {a  du') 
adult  (d  dultO 
again  (a  gen') 
albumen  (al  bu'men) 
algebra  (al'je  brd) 
alias  (a'li  as) 
ally  (a  li') 
almond  (d'uiund) 
amateur  (am'd  tur') 
anti  (in  compounds)  (an'ti) 
apparatus  (ap  a  ra'tws) 
apricot  (a'pri  kot) 
arctic  (ark'tik) 
arid  (ar'id) 
aspirant  (^s  pir'ant) 
athletic  (ath  let'ik) 
been  (bin) 
bicycle  (bi'si  k'l) 
biography  (bi  5g'rd  fi) 
blouse  (blouz) 
bronchitis  (brQij  ki'tis) 


67 


cantaloupe  (kan'td  loop) 
carol  (kar'wl) 
casualty  (kazh'u  al  ti) 
cayenne  (ka  en') 
cement  (se  ment') 
cemetery  (sem'e  ter  i) 
chauffeur  (sho  fur') 
clandestine  (khtn  des'tin) 
column  (kol'wm) 
data  (da'td) 
decade  (dek'ad) 
depot  (de'po) 
dessert  (dez  zurt') 
detail  (de  tal') 
diamond  (di'd  mwnd) 
either  (e'tber) 
elm  (elm) 
every  (ev'er  i) 
exquisite  (eks'kwi  zTt) 
extant  (eks't^nt) 
February  (fel)'roo  a  ri) 
finance  (fi  nans') 
financier  (fin  (?n  ser') 
garage  (ga  riizh') 
genuine  (jSn'u  in) 


government  (guv 'em  nient) 
gratis  (gril'tis) 
haunt  (liiint) 
history  (hLs'tu  ri) 
lujspitahle  (hos'p!  id  b'l) 
hygiene  (hI'jT  en) 
ilUistrate  (i  lus'trat) 
incomparable 

(in  kuHi'p^i  rd  b'l) 
industry  (Tn'diis  tri) 
inquiry  (in  kwir'i) 
interest  (in'ter  5st) 
iron  (iT/m) 
Italian  (t  tjll'yan) 
lamentable  (lam'en  id  b'l) 
laundry  (liin'dri) 
leisure  (le'zhur) 
lenient  (le'ni  cni) 
magazine  (milg  d  zen') 
mama  or  mamma  (ma  mii') 
maritime  (mar'!  tim) 
marriage  (mar'Tj) 
memoir  (mem'wor) 
mercantile  (mflr'krm  til) 


mischievous  (nus'chi  yus) 
monoplane  (mou'6  plan) 
morphine  (mor'fin) 
national  (nash'^n  d\) 
neither  (ne'tiier) 
often  (5f'n) 
open  (o'p'n) 
pa])a  (pa  pii') 
parent  (par'(5nt) 
partner  (piirt'ner) 
patent  (pat'ent) 
patriot  (pfi'tri  3t) 
patron  (p^l'tr^?n) 
patronize  (pat'rzln  iz) 
pianist  (pi  an'ist) 
pretense  (pre  tens') 
pretty  (prit'i) 
pumpkin  (pump'kTn) 
rational  (r^sh'jln  d\) 
research  (re  silreh') 
resource  (r^  sors') 
romance  (ro  mans') 
salmon  (sam'«n) 
tiny  (tl'n!) 


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FOREIGN   WORDS 


attach^  (a  ta  sha') 
bacillus  (ba  sll'ws) 
bouillon  (boo  yoN') 
cabaret  (kab'dret) 
cafe  (kafa') 
cafeteria  (kaf  e  te'ri  a) 
caveat  (ka've  at) 
chateau  (sha  to') 
clique  (klek) 
consomme  (koN  so  ma') 
cortege  (kor  tezh') 
coujDC  (koo  pa') 
crevasse  (kre  vas') 
debutante  (da  bii  tJiNt') 
decollete  (da,  kol'ta') 
entree  (iiN  tra') 
fa<^ade  (fa  sad') 
fiance  (fe  aN  sa') 
fiasco  (fe  as'ko) 
finale  (fe  nli'la) 
forte  (for'til) 
jardiniere  (zhar  de  nyar') 
mademoiselle 

(mad  mwa  zel') 


mardigras  (mar  de  gra') 
melee  (ma  la') 
menu  (men'ti) 
meringue  (me  rang') 
modiste  (mo  dest') 
monsieur  (me  syu') 
nonchalant  (non  sha  lant') 
personnel  (per  son  nel') 
prot^g6  (pro  ta  zha') 
qui  vive  (ke  vev') 
rabies  (ra'bi  ez) 
regime  (ra  zhem') 
renaissance  (ren  e  saNs') 
replica  (rej^'li  ka) 
sachet  (sa  sha') 
salon  (sri  Ion') 
seance  (sil  lins') 
sobriquet  (so  bre  ka') 
soiree  (swa  ra') 
sombrero  (som  bra'ro) 
table  d'hote  (ta  l)rdot') 
trousseau  (troo  so') 
vaudeville  (vod'vil) 


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FOREIGN   WORDS   AND   PHRASES 

h.  la  mode  (il  Id  mod')  —  in  the  fashion. 

ail  fait  (o  fS')  —  skillful,  expert. 

auf  wiedersehen  (ouf  vG'der  zu't'ii)  —  till  we  meet  again. 

ail  revoir  (o  re  vwar')  —  till  we  meet  again. 

bete  noir  (bat  nwiir')  —  a  bugbear  ;  an  object  of  dread. 

blas(j  (bill  za')  —  surfeited,  used  up. 

bon  jour  (boN  zhoor') — good  day;  good  morning. 

bon  mot  (box  mo') — a  witticism  ;  a  happy  expression. 

carte    blanche    (kiirt    blilxsh')  —  full    power;    unlimited 

authority, 
contre-temps  (koN  tr'-taN')  — an  awkward  accident, 
coup  d'etat  (kcTo  da  ta')  — a  stroke  of  policy, 
cuisine  (kwe  zen')  —  a  kitchen  ;  also  stylo  of  cooking, 
cul  de  sac  (kii  d'  sak')  — a  passage  with  but  one  outlet, 
debris  (da  bre')  —  riiljbish  :   ruins. 
del)ut  (da  bii')  —  a  lirst  ai)pearance  ;  a  coming  out. 
de  trop  (de  tr6')  —  out  of  ])lace. 
dishaltille  (dls  a  bel')  —  undress. 

doul)le  entendre  (doo  bl'  iix  tiix'dr')  —  double  meaning, 
(jclat  (a  kill')  —  splendor  ;  striking  effect. 
6\\\e  (a  let')  — a  selected  Ixxly  of  })eO]>le. 
encore  (iiij  kor')  — again  ;  a  demand  for  repetition. 
en  masse  (ii\  mas')  —  in  a  })ody. 

ennui  (iiij  nwe')  — a  feeliuL'  of  dissatisfaction  ;   nin*est. 
en  route  (uN  root') — on  the  way. 

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entree  (aN  tra')  —  right  to  enter ;  entrance. 

entre  nous  (aN  tr'  noo')  — between  ourselves;  in  confidence. 

esprit  de  corps  (es  pre'  de  kor')  —  the  animating  spirit  of 

a  collective  body, 
faux  pas  (fo  pa')  —  a  false  step ;  a  mistake, 
f^te  (fat)  —  a  holiday. 

garcon  (gar  son')  —  a  boy  ;  frequently  a  waiter, 
na'ive  (nil  ev') — having  unaifected  simplicity, 
nee  (nfi) — born  (whose  maiden  name  was). 
negligee  (neg  li  zha')  —  undressed. 

noblesse  oblige  (no  bles'  6  blezh')  — rank  imposes  obligation, 
nom  de  plume  (noN  de  pliim')  —  an  assumed  name ;  a  pen 

name, 
passe  (pii  sa')  —  worn  out. 
patois  (pa  twii')  —  dialect  of  the  lower  classes, 
protege  (pro  ta  zha')  —  one  protected  by  another, 
rendezvous  (riix'de  voo)  — -a  meeting  place;  a  gathering, 
resume  (ra  zii  mil')  — a  summing  up. 
role  (rol)  — a  part  in  a  performance, 
savant  (sii  viiN')  —  a  man  of  science. 

tete-^-tete  (tilt  a  tat')  — face  to  face  ;  in  close  conversation, 
tout  ensemble  (too  tlin  sJiN'bl')  —  all  together, 
valet  (val'et) — a  personal  attendant- 
vis  a  vis  (ve  zii  ve')  —  facing, 
voila  (vwa  la')  —  behold ;  look. 


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LATIN    WUlilJS   AND    PHRASES 

ad   va  lo'rem  —  according  to  value. 

al'i  l)i  (aTi  hi)  —  elsewhere  ;  in  another  place. 

an'te    hel'luni  —  hcfure  the  war. 

a   pri  o  ri  (fi  pri  o'rl)  —  from  cause  to  effect. 

ho'na    liMe  (fl  d^)  —  in  good  faith. 

de    fac'to  —  from  the  fact ;  actually. 

De  i    gra  ti  a  (de'i    gra'shi  a)  —  l)y  the  grace  of  God. 

Deo    vo  len'te  —  God  willing. 

de    pro  fun'dis  —  out  of  the  depths. 

e    phi'ri  hus    u  niiiii  — one  out  of  many. 

er  rfi'tum  —  an  error. 

ex   of  ii'ci  o  (6  lisii'i  o)  —  hy  virtue  of  office. 

ex    par'te  —  on  one  side  only. 

ex    tem'po  re  —  without  premeditation. 

fac    sim'i  le  —  a  close  imitation. 

fe  sti'na    len'te  —  make  haste  slowly. 

in    ex  tre'mis  —  at  the  point  of  death. 

in  cQg'ni  to  —  unknown. 

in    lo'co    pa  ren'tis  —  in  the  place  of  a  parent. 

in    me  mo'ri  am  —  in  memory. 

in    sta'tu    quo  —  in  the  existim:  state. 

in'te  rim  —  in  the  meanwhile 

lap'sus    lin'guac  —  sHp  of  the  tongue. 

lans    i  )e'o  —  praise  to  God. 

me  iiior'i  ter  —  hy  nAe. 

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mi  ra'bi  le    dic'tu  —  wonderful  to  be  told. 

mo'dus    o  pe  ran'dl  —  manner  of  operation. 

murtum   in   par'vo  —  much  in  little. 

no  lo    con  ten'de  re  — I  do  not  wish  to  contend. 

nol  pros,  or  nolle    pros'e  qui  —  unwilling  to  proceed. 

per   an'num  —  by  the  year. 

per   cap'i  ta  —  by  the  head. 

per   cen'tum  (sen)  —  by  the  hundred. 

per   dl'em  —  by  the  day. 

per   se  —  by  itself. 

post   mor'tem  —  after  death. 

pri'ma  fa'ci  e —  on  the  first  view. 

pro   bo'no  pub'li  co  —  for  the  public  good. 

pro   ra  ta  —  in  proportion. 

quid   pro    quo  —  an  equivalent. 

si  ne    di  e  —  without  day. 

s  ine    qua   non  —  an  indispensable  condition. 

ul  ti  ma'tum  —  the  last  condition. 

ver  ba'tim  —  word  for  word. 

vl'a  —  by  the  way. 

vi'ce   ver'sa  —  the  terms  being  exchanged. 

VI  va   vO'ce  —  by  the  living  voice. 


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SOME   COMMON   ABBREVIATIONS 
Each  Abbreviation  Must  End  wrni  a  Period 


A.B. 

Bachelor  of  Arts. 

do. 

ditto;  the  same. 

acct. 

account. 

doz. 

dozen. 

AD. 

Year  of  Our  Lord. 

Dr. 

Debtor;  Doctor. 

A.M. 

Before  noon. 

Esq. 

Esquire. 

A.M. 

Ma.ster  of  Arts. 

et  al. 

and  others. 

amt. 

amount. 

e.g. 

for  example. 

anon. 

anonymous. 

etc. 

and  so  forth. 

ans. 

answer. 

Feb. 

February. 

Apr. 

April. 

Fri. 

Friday. 

Atty. 

Attorney. 

ft. 

foot  or  feet. 

Aug. 

August. 

gal. 

gallon. 

Ave. 

Avenue. 

Gen. 

General. 

bal. 

balance. 

Gov. 

Governor. 

bbl. 

barrel. 

Tl.m. 

Honorable. 

B.C. 

Before  Christ. 

i.e. 

that  is. 

Bro. 

Brother. 

in. 

inch. 

bu. 

bu.shcl. 

in.st. 

present  month. 

Capt. 

Captain. 

Jan. 

January. 

Co. 

Company. 

Jr. 

Junior. 

Col. 

Colonel. 

11). 

])ound. 

C.(J.D. 

Collect  on  delivery. 

Lieut. 

Lieutenant. 

cwt. 

hundredweight. 

LL.D. 

Doctor  of  Laws. 

D.l). 

Doctor  of  Divinity. 

M. 

Noon  ;  one  thoiisaiu 

Dec. 

December. 

.Maj. 

Major. 

M.C. 

Member    of 

Con- 

qt. 

quart. 

gress. 

Rev. 

Reverend. 

M.D. 

Doctor    of 

Medi- 

rec'd. 

received. 

cine. 

P- 

page. 

mdse. 

merchandise 

1. 

R.R. 

Railroad. 

Messrs. 

Gentlemen. 

Sat. 

Saturday. 

mo. 

month. 

Sec. 

Secretary ;  second. 

Mon. 

Monday. 

Sr. 

Senior. 

Mr. 

Mister. 

Sen. 

Senator. 

Mrs. 

Mistress. 

Sept. 

September. 

ms. 

manuscript. 

St. 

Saint;  Street. 

Mt. 

Mountain. 

Sun. 

Sunday. 

N.B. 

Note  well. 

Supt. 

Superintendent. 

Nov. 

November. 

Thurs. 

Thursday. 

No. 

Number. 

Tues. 

Tuesday. 

Oct. 

October. 

ult. 

last  month. 

oz. 

ounce. 

U.S. 

United  States. 

Ph.D. 

Doctor  of    ! 
ophy. 

Philos- 

U.S.A. 

United    States    of 
America;  Army. 

P.M. 

Afternoon ; 
master. 

Post- 

U.S.N. 

United    States 

Navy. 

P.O. 

Postoffice. 

viz. 

namely. 

Pres. 

President. 

vol. 

volume. 

Prof. 

Professor. 

Wed. 

^^'ednesday. 

pro  tern. 

for  the  time 

being. 

yd. 

yard. 

P.S. 

Postscript. 

& 

and. 

pt. 

pint. 

vs. 

versus. 

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